The Jumbo-Visma corridor Timo Rossen won the victory of second stage of the Vuelta a Burgos arriving in Villadiego on a day marked by fall in the last 500 metersin which the first units of the peloton are involved, leaving three runners from the Dutch team alone to reach the finish line.
The second position went to Edward Affini while the third is Chris Harperall of them from Jumbo-Visma, who celebrated the treble in Villadiego.
As in the first stage, as soon as the starting signal was given in the town of Sotopalacios, the same three riders who starred in the opening stage jumped from the peloton, forming a breakaway that lasted more than 50 kilometers, Xavier Azparren (Euskaltel Euskadi), Diego Pablo Seville (Aeolus Comet) and Jesus Ezquerra (Burgos BH).
The peloton, led by Bahrain, the team with the first purple jersey of the Vuelta a Burgos, was left by Colombian Santiago Buitrago who increased the earnings of the three leading men to 5:35 minutes.
Arriving at the beginning of the port, the Euskaltel corridor, Azparren he jumped from the breakaway and left, leaving his two companions and crowned the Alto de la Lora and gained an advantage until almost 7 minutes in the town of Basconcillos del Tozo, from behind the peloton was approaching, chasing the two runners in kilometer 79.
In Alto de Humada, Azparren He was ahead again with a 3:30 advantage, but Euskaltel’s battle with Diego started from behind Paul Sevilletrying to continue defending the mountain jersey but the distance of kilometers was difficult and he scored only two points, passing third in the arc of the Mountain Grand Prix, the second was Joan Bou, who from behind defended his together. Azparren.
The difference was maintained as Azparren grabbed the mountain jersey from Seville after re-crowned the last pass, Alto de Amaya, in first place, his teammate Bou second and Ezquerra third, looking to continue adding points to have options futures of fighting for the mountain.
After 115 kilometers of escape, 65 of them alone, the peloton absorbed Azparren and covered many kilometers as a group, until there were 8 kilometers to the Tobar pass, Tao Geoghegan attempted an attack which was only answered by Santiago Buitragothe head of the general, but behind Vincenzo Nibali Wanted to surprise the UAE Team, looking to put Gaviria for the finish in Villadiego.
But the Trek, included Jon Aberasturi As the main option to win in Villadiego, it quickly settled, chasing Geoghegan and Nibali, although a fall of 500 meters in the final left the three Jumbo-Visma riders alone on the stage Timo Rossen.
This Thursday, the stage will move to Quintana Martín Galindez and end in Villarcayo after a long journey to Merindades and climbing, among other ports, the first category Alto de Picón Blanco.
Source: La Verdad
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