Cycling: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) has won the second stage of the Vuelta a Espana. The Spaniard was able to prevail against Michal Kwiatkowski (Sky) in the two-man sprint. But the Pole also has reason to be happy: Tomorrow he can start in the overall leader's red jersey. The German Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-hansgrohe) should also have a quiet night.
It was too difficult for Peter Sagan
163,5 kilometers had to be mastered at the Vuelta a Espana from Marbella up to the Caminito del Rey. As expected, the peloton did not allow the escapees to succeed so early in the tour. While Luis Angel Mate (Cofidis) could at least comfort him with his mountain jersey, his companions left thomas degendt (Lotto Soudal), Pierre Roland (EF Education), Alexis Gougeard (AG2R La Mondiale), Paul Torres (Burgos bra), Jonathan Lastras (Caja Rural), and Hector Saez (Euskadi-Murias) more or less empty. Team Sky took command of the seven-kilometre final climb, which counts towards the third category climb. Promptly became world champion Peter Sagan (Bora-hansgrohe) and the final of the best punchers and ranking drivers could begin. Already at the Tour of Poland Michal Kwiatkowski (Sky) showed that he is still in top form after the Tour de France and that it can definitely be worth working for him too.
Alejandro Valverde already in World Cup form – Kwiatkowski anyway
Together with the old master Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) countered Michal Kwiatkowski an attack by Laurens de Plus (Quick Step Floors). So there was a two-man sprint for the day's victory on the last 500 flat meters. Valverde won this one, but Kwiatkowski was able to Rohan Dennis (BMC) took off the red jersey after just one day. The two German-speaking teams should also be satisfied with the performance of their captains. wilco kelderman (Sunweb) finished fourth, Emmanuel Buchman (Bora-hansgrohe) in seventh place.
Alejandro Valverde:
“Unfortunately I didn't have the success I wanted at the Tour de France. Then I trained hard to hit the Vuelta - and now it has paid off. Today I judged the distance to the target perfectly and timed it for the right moment. My main goal was the day's win - and now I'm looking from stage to stage."
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