Sanz strikes in Coslada

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Enrique Sanz (Movistar) sprinted to victory in stage 2 of the Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, an 84.8km stage starting and finishing in Coslada.

Sanz, a 21-year-old neo-pro, outkicked Juan Jose Lobato (Andalucia Caja Granada) and Koldo Fernandez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) in the bunch gallop to the line for his first win as a professional.

"It was a nice win," said Sanz. "Since the beginning of the stage my teammates trusted me and worked to achieve this victory. It's my first year and I know it's hard to win, but I can and I'm very happy."

Stage one winner Jonathan Castroviejo (Euskaltel-Euskadi) remains in the race lead with an 11-second advantage over Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Movistar) and a 12-second margin over Stefan Schumacher (Miche-Guerciotti).

The stage was dominated by a four-man break comprised of Luis Mas Bonet (Burgos 2016-Castilla y León), Jesus Rosendo (Andalucia Caja Granada), Aritz Bagües (Orbea Continental) and Walter Pedraza Morales (EPM-UNE).

The quartet escaped 10km into the stage and attained a maximum advantage of two minutes over the peloton. Under the impetus of Geox-TMC and then Euskaltel-Euskadi and Movistar, the break was neutralised with 10km remaining.

The teams of the sprinters kept the pace high and the peloton together to the finish where Sanz proved the quickest.

The Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid concludes on Sunday with a 117.9km stage between Colmenar Viejo and Puerto de la Morcuera.