Vuelta Ciclista Andalucia Women: Mavi Garcia wins stage 2

Mvi Garcia celebrates her solo victory on stage 2 of the Vuelta Ciclista Andalucia Women
(Image credit: print Cycling / Team Liv AlUla Jayco)

Mavi Garcíá won stage 2 of the Vuelta Ciclista Andalucia Women in the early-summer heat of southern Spain, ending an 11-month drought for the reigning Spanish National Champion.

On a second straight day of outright domination by the Liv AIUIAa  Jayco squad, stage 1 winner Silke Smulders placed second a few seconds behind, with Mie Bjørndal Ottestad  (Uno-X Mobility) in third.

Alasdair Fotheringham

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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