O Gran Camiño: Carlos Canal takes home victory on stage 2 in reduced sprint finish

LISSONE, ITALY - OCTOBER 05: Carlos Canal of Spain and Team Movistar celebrates at podium as second place winner during the 78th Coppa Agostoni - Giro Delle Brianze 2025 a 166.7km one day race from Lissone to Lissone on October 05, 2025 in Lissone, Italy. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)
Carlos Canal took victory from a lead group of 34 in Barreiros (Image credit: Getty Images)

Local rider Carlos Canal (Movistar) has taken a long-sought first pro win victory from a front group of 30 riders on stage 2 of O Gran Camiño.

Led out by teammates Nelson Oliveira and Iván Romeo, the Galicia-born Canal blasted to the front of the group 200 metres from the line at Barreiros to claim the win.

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Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.

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