Australian Kaden Groves sprinted to victory in the second stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Sunday as Belgium's Wout van Aert pulled on the overall leader's red jersey.
Groves beat Belgium's Wout van Aert in a sprint finish, with the Belgian taking the overall lead in the race.Australian Kaden Groves sprinted to victory in the second stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Sunday as Belgium's Wout van Aert pulled on the overall leader's red jersey.
"Of course, I wanted to win this stage, my team did a really good job to make it a bunch sprint so it's unfortunate to arrive second, but today I knew that finishing in the first three meant the red jersey, so after all it's a good day," Van Aert said.ABC Sport Daily is your daily sports conversation. We dive into the biggest story of the day and get you up to speed with everything else that's making headlines.
The race became animated on the descent of a late climb with riders topping 80kph on the speed gun as they hurtled towards the finish. In the bunch sprint, Van Aert made the first move but Groves timed his effort superbly to take the win."It's a really nice way to start this Vuelta. It's been a hard year for myself, not having a win yet, but I came here super motivated to change that, and I've got to thank my team for a really strong ride today," Groves said.
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