Race Record: Some other rainy day in Barcelona! The verdict used to be made to make the effort of the full with 9 kilometres to, however nonetheless had bonus seconds at the final climb and the end, so we had two end traces. Andreas Kron took the degree win as Andrea Piccolo within the destroy got here around the 9km line with sufficient time to take the full lead.
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Degree 2 ultimate kilometre
An incident crammed 2nd degree of the Vuelta a España used to be gained through Andreas Kron. After a rainy degree, with many crashes and the climb of Montjuïc within the ultimate, Lotto Dstny’s Dane used to be the most productive at the uphill end in Barcelona. There may be a brand new chief at the common classification as Lorenzo Milesi crashed and misplaced his pink jersey to Andrea Piccolo (EF Schooling-EasyPost).
Degree winner – Andrea Kron
Race director, Fernando Escartín: “This mid-mountain degree includes a 2d class and a third class climb, either one of which may end up in an get away. In the meantime, the groups containing the quickest riders should not have any hassle coping with the dash. The ascent of the Montjuic might impact the sprinters if it takes position at a not easy pace. The coming will also be up for grabs if anyone makes a transfer.”
Degree 2
The staff time trial had brought about sufficient controversy and the second one degree brought about some extra and with a bit of of misunderstanding. The dangerous climate stipulations and the slender and technical ultimate frightened the riders. The race jury and the organisers made up our minds to take occasions for the full at 9 kilometres from the end, prior to the beginning of the Montjuïc (2.5km at 4.5%) climb. Additionally they stored the bonus dash on Montjuïc with 6, 4 and a pair of seconds bonus and the ten, 6 and four seconds bonus on the end.
Some other rainy day in Barcelona
The ‘destroy of the day’ sought after to break out early
Matteo Sobrero sought after to be within the destroy
Jetse Bol took time to go to the destroy
Total chief, Lorenzo Milesi (dsm-firmenich) used to be just about the entrance
A puncture for Remco Evenepoel, at the side of fifteen different riders in about the similar position
There used to be reasonably a couple of crashes and Primoz Roglič needed to be one in every of them
Andreas Kron attacked the riders going for the degree win
Degree win for Kron
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Vuelta a España Degree 2 End result:
1. Andreas Kron (Den) Lotto Dstny
2. Kaden Groves (Aus) Alpecin-Deceuninck
3. Andrea Vendrame (Ita) AG2R Citroën
4. Andrea Bagioli (Ita) Soudal Fast-Step
5. Fernando Barceló (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
6. Iván García Cortina (Spa) Movistar
7. Romain Grégoire (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
8. Lennert Van Eetvelt (Bel) Lotto Dstny
9. Marijn van den Berg (Ned) EF Schooling-EasyPost
10. Kobe Goossens (Bel) Intermarché-Circus-Wanty.
Vuelta a España Total After Degree 2:
1. Andrea Piccolo (Ita) EF Schooling-EasyPost in 4:27:23
2. Javier Romo (Spa) Astana Qazaqstan at 0:11
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