Vuelta a Andalucia Women: Sierra goes back-to-back with stage 2 victory

Vuelta Ciclista Andalucia Ruta Del Sol Elite Women 2022 - 1st Edition - 2 stage - Málaga - Mijas 120 km - 4/05/2022 - Arlenis Sierra (CUB - Movistar Team) - photo Rafa Gomez/SprintCyclingAgency©2022
Arlenis Sierra (Movistar Team) takes second win in as many days at Vuelta a Andalucia (Image credit: Rafa Gomez/SprintCyclingAgency)

Race leader Arlenis Sierra (Movistar) made it two in a row with the victory on stage 2 at the Vuelta Ciclista Andalucia Ruta Del Sol Women. 

The Cuban champion was part of a select lead group of five riders to crest the category 3 climb of Puerto de la Mar just one kilometre from the finish. ,Ricarda Bauernfeind (Canyon-SRAM Generation) finished second and Mavi García (UAE Team ADQ) took third, in a reversal of the final podium spots from the opening day.

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