The Australian cyclist Kaden Groves (BikeExchange) was the fastest at the finish of the second stage of the Volta a Cataluya, this Tuesday in Perpignan, where the Norwegian Jonas Hvideberg (DSM) became the new race leader.
The Nordic runner accumulated bonuses during the stage that allowed him to unseat the Australian Michael Matthewsfirst leader after winning the first stage on Monday.
Groves (23 years old), who had not yet won a WorldTour race, came back in the last meters from German Phil Bauhaus.
Frenchman Hugo Hofstetter finished third
In this 202 km stage that passed through Spain and France, the british simon yachts He was separated from the main peloton with 16 kilometers to go, as a result of a fall and a mechanical incident, finally losing around thirty seconds with respect to the rest of the rivals for the overall victory.
For his part, the Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz, champion of the 2020 Olympic Games road test, arrived in twenty-first place in the stage and in the general classification he is in twentieth place.
This Wednesday the third stage will be held with 161 km between Perpignan and the ski resort of La Molina, with a final ascent of 12 km at an average gradient of 4.5%, where the Colombian Miguel Angel superman Lopez won in the 2019 edition.
Classification of the 2nd stage:
1. Kaden Groves (AUS/BikeExchange)
2. Phil Bauhaus (GER/BAH)
3. Hugo Hofstetter (FRA/ARK)
4. Ethan Vernon (GBR/QST)
5. Juan Sebastian Molano (COL/UAE)
6. Manuel Penalver (ESP/BUR)
7. Michael Matthews (AUS/BIK)
8. Steven Kruijswijk (NED/JUM)
9. Henri Vandenabeele (BEL/DSM)
10. Mattias Skjelmose (DEN/TRE)
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12. Guillaume Martin (FRA/COF)
14. Jonas Hvideberg (NOR/DSM)
17. Nairo Quintana (COL/ARK)
21. Richard Carapaz (ECU/INE)
31. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/MOV)
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121. Jonathan Klever Caicedo (ECU/EF-EasyPost)
General ranking:
1. Jonas Hvideberg (NOR/DSM) 8:31:28.
2. Michael Matthews (AUS/BIK) at 1 second.
3. Hugo Hofstetter (FRA/ARK) at 7 seconds.
4. Mattias Skjelmose (DEN/TRE) at 11 seconds.
5. Juan Sebastián Molano (COL/UAE) at 11 seconds.
6. Giulio Ciccone (ITA/TRE) at 11 seconds.
7. Tobias Johannessen (DEN/NOR/UNO) at 11 seconds.
8. Sergio Higuita (COL/BOR) at 11 seconds.
9. Jan Bakelants (BEL/INT) at 11 seconds.
10. Sam Oomen (NED/JUM) at 11 seconds.
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12. Nairo Quintana (COL/ARK) at 11 seconds.
17. Pavel Sivakov (FRA/INE) at 11 seconds.
19. Guillaume Martin (FRA/COF) at 11 seconds.
20. Richard Carapaz (ECU/INE) at 11 seconds.
23. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/MOV) at 11 seconds.
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109. Jonathan Kléver Caicedo (ECU/EF-EasyPost) at 9 minutes, 40 seconds.
Source: Eluniverso
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