Giant Shimano's Luke Mezgec described his victory in the opening stage of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya as just perfect.
"Winning here has been a target for me since the start of the season and to do it on the opening stage is just perfect," Megzec told his team's press office.
"It was a hard day today and I suffered a bit on the climbs but the guys kept me going and supported me well.
"With 3km to go Warren Barguil (FRA) brought me into position and then after that Georg Preidler (AUT) took me right to the front with 1km to race. I lost a few places and had to go from far out to get through. Someone tried to box me in against the barriers but I was still able to get it at the end.
"Last week's win was great for the confidence and together with good legs and a great team that makes the difference. We will try to defend the jersey tomorrow but after that the race will become very difficult."