British strongest in sprint, Roglic remains close to
British Ethan Vernon (Israel-Premier Tech) is the winner of the sprint of the second stage of cycling race in Catalonia. In Finish he was stronger than Monday’s winner, a 19-year-old countryman Matthew Brennana (Visma-Leas A Bike) and Australian The smoking groves (Alpecin-Deceunck).
The favorites came to the destination with the majority. In leadership remains Brennan, six seconds before Groves and 12 before the Dutch Tibor Del Gross (Alpecin-Deceunck). Primož Roglič (Red Bull-organ-Hansgrohe) with a lag of 15 seconds sixth, two seconds behind the Emirates cyclist Spaniard Juan Ayos.
More than 177 km long stage from Banyoles, where in 1992 the first Olympic medals of the then young independent Slovene state were mowed, to Dali’s Figueres, the British was marked shortly after the start of the start. Calum Johnston (Caja Rural-Seguros Rga), Spaniard Diego uriarte (Kern Pharma) and Pole Danny van der Tuuk (Euskaltel-Euskadi).
The escape lasted practically half the stage. They decided two climbs. On the first on the Coll Puig part of the foam, the majority of the fugitives have not yet been caught, the second on the Coll de Sant Pere de Rodes, 7.5 km long and with an average slope of 6.5 percent, and in the steepest part as much as 15, it was over.
Primož Roglič had a peaceful day. Photo: Josep Lago/AFP
The difference was soluble on the slope and the group was falling apart. In the majority, a high pace dictated American Sepp kuus (Visma Lease A Bike). Anyway, with an escape in the middle of a slope, a Spaniard succeeded Mario Aparicio (Burgos-Burpellet-BH), who captured Tuuk and Uriarte.
But already on the descent, it was over and the majority looked for rivals to prepare the final sprint. At one of the intermediate sprints in front of Finish in Gariguell, he also proved to be third with Jan Tratnik (Red Bull-organ-Hansgrohe).
In the dramatic playoffs, the sprinter train was designed three kilometers before the finish line by Red Bull-Bor Hansgrohe with Primož Roglič, but the rivals responded. In the end, they were British at the highest podium.
In front of the cyclists, the longest stage is now on the Viladecans The Style Outlets-la Molina, 218.6 km long.
