The Australian Kaden Groves sprinted to victory in the second stage of the Vuelta a España on Sunday as Wout van Aert claimed the red jersey
The Alpecin-Deceuninck rider Groves held off Van Aert in a hectic finish to what had been a relatively sedate 194km ride inland to the north from the Portuguese coastal town of Cascais to Ourém. The New Zealander Corbin Strong came home third.Van Aert was left frustrated at not winning a stage for the second successive day, after coming third in Saturday’s opening time trial, but the Belgian took the red jersey by virtue of six bonus seconds.
Several riders were involved in a crash inside the last 4km with the British rider Josh Tarling of Ineos Grenadiers lucky to avoid serious injury as he crashed into a wall. All of them managed to reach the finish line and did not lose time. 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 was the Australian’s fifth career stage win at the Vuelta.
“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. Monday’s third stage is the last one to take place in Portugal, with the course taking the riders from Lousã to Castelo Branco.
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