Simmons takes wind-hit Tour of Catalonia stage six victory
Home favourite Juan Ayuso retained his one second lead on Primoz Roglic at the top of the general classification, with Enric Mas a further 20sec back in third.
Stage six was on paper the toughest mountain stage of the race but the conditions led organisers to modify the route significantly, with only 25 kilometres of racing permitted.
What was supposed to be a 159 kilometre ride from Berga to a summit finish at Queralt turned into a largely flat loop starting and ending in Berga.
Visma's Matthew Brennan...