Valverde solos to Vuelta a Castilla y Leon stage 2 win
By Cycling News
Betancur hangs onto overall lead going into final stage
Movistar's Alejandro Valverde soloed to the stage 2 win Saturday in the Vuelta a Castilla y Leon, finishing 51 seconds ahead of the Carlos Barbero (Caja Rural-Seguors RGA), who won a group sprint for second. Stage 1 winner Carlos Betancur (Movistar) held onto the overall lead by three seconds over Valverde and 15 seconds over Pello Bilbao (Caja Rural-Seguors RGA).
The 170.6km trek from Bragança to Fermoselle started out in the rain, and crosswinds helped blow the race apart as the peloton split in two. With 20km remaining, a lead group of 30 riders had more than two minutes on the field. Valverde attacked at the foot of the Alto de Fermoselle with Barbero, then later dropped his fellow countryman, opening a 30 second gap across the summit that increased to 51 seconds by the finish.
“We could open some gaps again today, we remain in the lead with Carlos, I'm now second at 3 seconds," Valverde said after the stage. "Things couldn't be better for us at this point of the race. Plus, tomorrow's finish is a good one for me - but we mustn't elaborate much on that, as we never know what could happen. I just hope that these two stages do well on me before Flèche and Liège, some racing form I needed.
"I also wish yesterday's awful weather doesn't bring any illness," he said. "Even more than the Classics, I expect this to be a good preparation before the Giro. It will surely bring some morale up on me, so I can be afraid of none at the start. I'd love Carlos winning this race tomorrow - we'll see what we can do about that tomorrow."
Sunday's 151.4km final stage from Salamanca to Alto de Candelario ends with the category 1 Alto de la Plataforma at 1,700 metres.
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team | 4:21:28 |
2 | Carlos Barbero Cuesta (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:00:51 |
3 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team | |
4 | Jóni Silva Brandão (Por) Efapel | |
5 | Rafael Ferreira Reis (Por) W52/FC Porto | |
6 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Sporting/Tavira | |
7 | Winner Anacona Gomez (Col) Movistar Team | |
8 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Stˆlting Service Group | |
9 | Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) Movistar Team | |
10 | David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | |
11 | Jaime Roson Garcia (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:00:56 |
12 | Pello Bilbao Lopez De Armentia (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:01:02 |
13 | César Fonte (Por) Radio Popular - Boavista | 0:01:05 |
14 | Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias | 0:01:23 |
15 | Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:01:57 |
16 | Rui Vinhas (Por) W52/FC Porto | 0:02:10 |
17 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team | |
18 | Fernando Grijalba (Spa) Inteja-MMR Dominican Cycling Team | 0:02:12 |
19 | Samuel José Rodrigues Caldeira (Por) W52/FC Porto | 0:02:20 |
20 | Heiner Rodrigo Parra Bustamente (Col) Boyac· Raza de Campeones | 0:02:58 |
21 | Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias | 0:03:14 |
22 | Ricardo Mestre (Por) W52/FC Porto | 0:06:10 |
23 | Jesus Del Pino Corrochano (Spa) Burgos BH | |
24 | Diego Ochoa (Col) Boyac· Raza de Campeones | 0:06:15 |
25 | Hernán Parra (Col) Manzana Postobon Team | 0:06:34 |
26 | Karol Domagalski (Pol) ONE Pro Cycling | 0:06:51 |
27 | Nuno Alexandre Ferreira De Almeida (Por) Efapel | 0:06:55 |
28 | Diego Milan Jimenez (Dom) Inteja-MMR Dominican Cycling Team | |
29 | Rasmus Christian Quaade (Den) Stˆlting Service Group | |
30 | David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Sporting/Tavira | |
31 | Sergei Shilov (Rus) Lokosphinx | |
32 | Alex Aranburu (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias | |
33 | Ricardo Vilela (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | |
34 | Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | |
35 | Alvaro Trueba Diego (Spa) Efapel | |
36 | Jesus Ezquerra Muela (Spa) Sporting/Tavira | |
37 | Hernando Bohorquez Sanchez (Col) Manzana Postobon Team | |
38 | Juan Felipe Osorio (Col) Manzana Postobon Team | |
39 | Frederico Figueiredo (Por) Radio Popular - Boavista | |
40 | Mikel Bizkarra (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias | |
41 | Victor Etxebarria Carrasco (Spa) Radio Popular - Boavista | |
42 | Igor Merino Cortazar (Spa) Burgos BH | |
43 | Alexander Vdovin (Rus) Lokosphinx | |
44 | José Gonçalves (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | |
45 | Mario Gonzalez Salas (Spa) Sporting/Tavira | |
46 | Henrique Casimiro (Por) Efapel | |
47 | Antonio Pedrero Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:07:33 |
48 | Pablo Torres Muino (Spa) Burgos BH | 0:08:18 |
49 | Daniel Mestre (Por) Efapel | |
50 | Jonas Tenbrock (Ger) Stˆlting Service Group | |
51 | Joshua Hunt (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling | |
52 | Artem Samolenkov (Rus) Lokosphinx | |
53 | Dmitrii Sokolov (Rus) Lokosphinx | |
54 | Benat Txoperena Matxikote (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias | 0:10:19 |
55 | Jorge Arcas Pena (Spa) Movistar Team | |
56 | Sven Reutter (Ger) Stˆlting Service Group | |
57 | Adrian Gonzalez (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias | 0:11:19 |
58 | Brenton Jones (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:12:49 |
59 | Vasilii Neustroev (Rus) Lokosphinx | 0:19:08 |
60 | Rui Miguel Sousa Barbosa (Por) Radio Popular - Boavista | |
61 | Hugo Sabido (Por) Sporting/Tavira | |
62 | David Da Silva Livramento (Por) Sporting/Tavira | |
63 | Bernardo Suaza Arango (Col) Manzana Postobon Team | |
64 | Joaquin Sobrino Martinez (Spa) Inteja-MMR Dominican Cycling Team | |
65 | Rafael Silva (Por) Efapel | |
66 | Marco Tulio Suesca Uribe (Col) Manzana Postobon Team | |
67 | Vadim Zhuravlev (Rus) Lokosphinx | |
68 | Juan Ignacio Perez Martin (Spa) W52/FC Porto | |
69 | Miguel Eduardo Florez Lopez (Col) Boyac· Raza de Campeones | |
70 | Ibai Salas (Spa) Burgos BH | |
71 | Ricardo Ferreira (Por) Radio Popular - Boavista | |
72 | Aldemar Reyes (Col) Manzana Postobon Team | |
73 | Pablo Guerrero Bonilla (Spa) Radio Popular - Boavista | |
74 | Yeison Andres Chaparro Rueda (Col) Boyac· Raza de Campeones | |
75 | Arnau Soe Vall (Spa) Burgos BH | |
76 | Valter Pereira (Por) Sporting/Tavira | |
77 | Daniel Freitas (Por) W52/FC Porto | |
78 | Robinson Armando Ortega Avila (Col) Boyac· Raza de Campeones | |
79 | Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | |
80 | Samuel Spokes (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | |
81 | Rafael Marquez Raigon (Spa) Inteja-MMR Dominican Cycling Team | |
82 | Imanol Estevez (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias | |
83 | David Miguel Costa Rodrigues (Por) Radio Popular - Boavista | |
84 | Raul Alarcon Garcia (Spa) W52/FC Porto | |
85 | Juan Jose Cueto Montero (Dom) Inteja-MMR Dominican Cycling Team | |
86 | John Bohn Ebsen (Den) ONE Pro Cycling | |
87 | Brad Evans (NZl) Drapac Professional Cycling | |
88 | Ignacio Sarabia Diaz (Mex) Inteja-MMR Dominican Cycling Team | |
89 | Gavin Mannion (USA) Drapac Professional Cycling | |
90 | Thomas Baylis (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling | |
91 | Jason Lowndes (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | |
92 | Dmitrii Strakhov (Rus) Lokosphinx | |
93 | Thomas Koep (Ger) Stˆlting Service Group | |
94 | Peio Goikoetxea (Spa) Manzana Postobon Team | |
95 | Nestor Javier Garcia Cruz (Col) Boyac· Raza de Campeones | 0:19:20 |
96 | Wilson Enrique Rodriguez Amezquita (Col) Boyac· Raza de Campeones | |
DNF | Kristian House (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling | |
DNF | Steele Von Hoff (Aus) ONE Pro Cycling | |
DNF | Jorge Cubero Galvez (Spa) Burgos BH | |
DNF | Daniel Lopez Parada (Spa) Burgos BH | |
DNF | Joel García (Dom) Inteja-MMR Dominican Cycling Team | |
DNF | Antonio Barbio (Por) Efapel |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) Movistar Team | 8:49:11 |
2 | Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:03 |
3 | Pello Bilbao Lopez De Armentia (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:00:15 |
4 | Carlos Barbero Cuesta (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:00:46 |
5 | Winner Anacona Gomez (Col) Movistar Team | 0:00:56 |
6 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:01:00 |
7 | Jóni Silva Brandão (Por) Efapel | 0:01:04 |
8 | Rafael Ferreira Reis (Por) W52/FC Porto | |
9 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Stˆlting Service Group | |
10 | David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | |
11 | Jaime Roson Garcia (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:01:09 |
12 | César Fonte (Por) Radio Popular - Boavista | 0:01:18 |
13 | Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias | 0:01:36 |
14 | Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:02:10 |
15 | Rui Vinhas (Por) W52/FC Porto | 0:02:23 |
16 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team | |
17 | Fernando Grijalba (Spa) Inteja-MMR Dominican Cycling Team | 0:02:25 |
18 | Samuel José Rodrigues Caldeira (Por) W52/FC Porto | 0:02:33 |
19 | Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias | 0:03:27 |
20 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Sporting/Tavira | 0:04:06 |
21 | Jesus Del Pino Corrochano (Spa) Burgos BH | 0:06:23 |
22 | Ricardo Mestre (Por) W52/FC Porto | |
23 | Diego Ochoa (Col) Boyac· Raza de Campeones | 0:06:28 |
24 | Hernán Parra (Col) Manzana Postobon Team | 0:06:47 |
25 | Alvaro Trueba Diego (Spa) Efapel | 0:07:03 |
26 | Karol Domagalski (Pol) ONE Pro Cycling | 0:07:04 |
27 | Diego Milan Jimenez (Dom) Inteja-MMR Dominican Cycling Team | 0:07:08 |
28 | David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Sporting/Tavira | |
29 | Jesus Ezquerra Muela (Spa) Sporting/Tavira | |
30 | Frederico Figueiredo (Por) Radio Popular - Boavista | |
31 | Hernando Bohorquez Sanchez (Col) Manzana Postobon Team | |
32 | Ricardo Vilela (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | |
33 | José Gonçalves (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | |
34 | Sergei Shilov (Rus) Lokosphinx | |
35 | Juan Felipe Osorio (Col) Manzana Postobon Team | |
36 | Nuno Alexandre Ferreira De Almeida (Por) Efapel | |
37 | Alexander Vdovin (Rus) Lokosphinx | |
38 | Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | |
39 | Victor Etxebarria Carrasco (Spa) Radio Popular - Boavista | |
40 | Mikel Bizkarra (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias | |
41 | Mario Gonzalez Salas (Spa) Sporting/Tavira | |
42 | Henrique Casimiro (Por) Efapel | |
43 | Igor Merino Cortazar (Spa) Burgos BH | 0:07:42 |
44 | Dmitrii Sokolov (Rus) Lokosphinx | 0:08:23 |
45 | Daniel Mestre (Por) Efapel | 0:08:31 |
46 | Heiner Rodrigo Parra Bustamente (Col) Boyac· Raza de Campeones | 0:08:48 |
47 | Artem Samolenkov (Rus) Lokosphinx | 0:10:23 |
48 | Alex Aranburu (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias | 0:10:36 |
49 | Adrian Gonzalez (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias | 0:11:32 |
50 | Pablo Torres Muino (Spa) Burgos BH | 0:13:58 |
51 | Jonas Tenbrock (Ger) Stˆlting Service Group | |
52 | Benat Txoperena Matxikote (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias | 0:15:59 |
53 | Sven Reutter (Ger) Stˆlting Service Group | |
54 | Antonio Pedrero Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:16:45 |
55 | Brenton Jones (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:18:29 |
56 | Rafael Silva (Por) Efapel | 0:19:21 |
57 | Vasilii Neustroev (Rus) Lokosphinx | |
58 | Aldemar Reyes (Col) Manzana Postobon Team | |
59 | John Bohn Ebsen (Den) ONE Pro Cycling | |
60 | David Miguel Costa Rodrigues (Por) Radio Popular - Boavista | |
61 | Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | |
62 | Jorge Arcas Pena (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:19:31 |
63 | Vadim Zhuravlev (Rus) Lokosphinx | 0:19:45 |
64 | Thomas Koep (Ger) Stˆlting Service Group | |
65 | Bernardo Suaza Arango (Col) Manzana Postobon Team | 0:19:49 |
66 | Pablo Guerrero Bonilla (Spa) Radio Popular - Boavista | 0:20:11 |
67 | Ignacio Sarabia Diaz (Mex) Inteja-MMR Dominican Cycling Team | |
68 | Rafael Marquez Raigon (Spa) Inteja-MMR Dominican Cycling Team | 0:20:21 |
69 | Rasmus Christian Quaade (Den) Stˆlting Service Group | 0:20:48 |
70 | Peio Goikoetxea (Spa) Manzana Postobon Team | 0:21:13 |
71 | Nestor Javier Garcia Cruz (Col) Boyac· Raza de Campeones | 0:21:25 |
72 | Joshua Hunt (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling | 0:22:11 |
73 | Brad Evans (NZl) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:22:32 |
74 | Marco Tulio Suesca Uribe (Col) Manzana Postobon Team | 0:22:49 |
75 | Imanol Estevez (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias | |
76 | Thomas Baylis (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling | 0:23:53 |
77 | Rui Miguel Sousa Barbosa (Por) Radio Popular - Boavista | 0:24:48 |
78 | Hugo Sabido (Por) Sporting/Tavira | |
79 | David Da Silva Livramento (Por) Sporting/Tavira | |
80 | Ricardo Ferreira (Por) Radio Popular - Boavista | |
81 | Daniel Freitas (Por) W52/FC Porto | |
82 | Juan Ignacio Perez Martin (Spa) W52/FC Porto | |
83 | Raul Alarcon Garcia (Spa) W52/FC Porto | |
84 | Valter Pereira (Por) Sporting/Tavira | |
85 | Yeison Andres Chaparro Rueda (Col) Boyac· Raza de Campeones | |
86 | Samuel Spokes (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | |
87 | Dmitrii Strakhov (Rus) Lokosphinx | 0:26:52 |
88 | Robinson Armando Ortega Avila (Col) Boyac· Raza de Campeones | 0:28:20 |
89 | Joaquin Sobrino Martinez (Spa) Inteja-MMR Dominican Cycling Team | 0:31:20 |
90 | Ibai Salas (Spa) Burgos BH | |
91 | Arnau Soe Vall (Spa) Burgos BH | |
92 | Miguel Eduardo Florez Lopez (Col) Boyac· Raza de Campeones | 0:31:55 |
93 | Gavin Mannion (USA) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:33:01 |
94 | Jason Lowndes (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | |
95 | Wilson Enrique Rodriguez Amezquita (Col) Boyac· Raza de Campeones | 0:33:13 |
96 | Juan Jose Cueto Montero (Dom) Inteja-MMR Dominican Cycling Team | 0:34:10 |
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