Extended Highlights - Stage 2 - La Vuelta 2023

Name: Extended Highlights - Stage 2 - La Vuelta 2023
Uploaded: 2023-08-27T18:35:05+00:00
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27/8/2023

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00:00 Day 2 of the 2023 Vuelta a España.

00:08 After DSM's shock Stage 1 win in yesterday's team time trial, the peloton didn't have

00:13 far to travel.

00:14 A second finish in Barcelona, the rain going nowhere and Flooded Roads saw the start move

00:20 to the base of the first climb, the Col de Sant Bartomeu.

00:23 The sprinter's hopeful, positioning the key to success.

00:28 It's Montjuic today, yeah, arriving in good position at the bottom and really racing my

00:32 best race to the top and seeing where I am over the top and yeah, we'll just have to

00:38 wait and see.

00:39 Ryan Cooker likes this type of terrain and could cash in.

00:43 It's a good final for me, but to be honest I think there will be some falls, it's slippery

00:48 with the rain, in Spain we know, especially when you arrive in Barcelona there are a lot

00:54 of roundabouts, a very technical final, but yeah, we'll have to go through the drops if

01:00 I can say, and try to avoid the falls and be well positioned at the start of the last

01:05 climb of Montjuic.

01:07 Some already well versed in the challenge ahead, Andrea Baggioli and Attila Walter, the

01:12 pair shown at the 2022 Tour of Catalunya, first and second after the punchy finish,

01:18 the Castell de Montjuic.

01:21 It was my first and only World Tour victory, so it means a lot.

01:27 Today the final lap is a bit different, it's a bit tricky with the small road, so it's

01:35 different and we'll see also with the rain, it will be hard, it will be difficult to maintain

01:40 the position and we'll try our best with Remco to put Remco in the best possible position

01:48 and all for Remco.

01:51 We are here with two super strong leaders and I know my job, especially I think this

01:56 circuit, in these conditions with a lot of rain, in a place where normally it's not raining,

02:01 so it's a lot of dust on the road and now with the rain it will be really sketchy and

02:04 really dangerous, so our main goal is to stay safe and also what we had yesterday was a

02:09 lot of risk, so we managed to keep on the tyres, to not crash in the corners, so I think

02:15 that will be the main goals also for today and normally this suits me and I will just

02:21 do my best to help my leaders.

02:23 The continued threat from the skies saw changes to the near 182km from Mataró to Barcelona.

02:31 The official start moved 2km due to flooded roads, the GC times clocked 9km from the finish.

02:37 A bonus sprint at Carnella de Llobregat and the climb at Montjuic, then a flat uphill

02:43 finish to fight for stage 2 honours.

02:45 Five escapees hitting the front for the first climb of this Vuelta and two home riders grabbing

03:07 the first King of the Mountain points. Javier Romo bagged three points for Estana, two for

03:13 Caja Rual's Catalan rider Joel Nicolaou, a solitary one for Jaco's Mateo Sobrero.

03:19 Jess Bull in tow represented Burgos BH, the Dutchman used, to Vuelta escapes.

03:25 Andrea Piccolo of EF Education making up the quintet, a near 3 minute gap slipped to 2

03:30 as they entered the shadow of the second climb at Col d'Estanelas.

03:34 It starts to open up now for the points here in the King of the Mountains.

03:38 Romo leading out alongside him is Romero Sobrero.

03:42 Sobrero this time over the top meaning after the two first climbs of the Vuelta, the Italian

03:49 level on 6 points with Javier Romo and the King of the Mountain battle, Nicolaou, with

03:55 3 to his name.

03:58 The weather dictating a slower pace, the climb seeing an average of 38km/h, still around

04:04 100km to go at the foot of the Col d'Estanelas.

04:08 Mechanical issues proving a headache for a couple of team leaders, INEOS leader Gerrit

04:14 Thomas one of 15 apparently suffering punctures on the descent. Remco Evenpoel also fell back

04:20 by nearly 90 seconds but with four teammates at hand, his Belgian national jersey unveiled,

04:26 the reigning champion safely back into the peloton after nearly 20km in the train.

04:31 The Escapees still with 2 minutes in hand and the rhythm accelerating as the peloton

04:37 reformed in its pursuit of the 5 up the road. DSM at the front as they hope to protect the

04:42 red jersey of Lorenzo Milesi.

04:44 Alongside were Alpecin Deceuninck with Caden Gruz wanting to make a claim for victory.

04:51 Moving in the right direction as the breakaway saw 30 seconds wiped out in 15km.

04:56 Any optimism of a sunny finale evaporated like the clouds to intensify the rainfall and the

05:02 leaders finally fractured. Caja, Ruels, Nicolaou and Paul Burgos dropped.

05:07 Tension mounting ahead of the finale.

05:10 And there's a crash. Several riders down and two riders there. One from UAE Team Emirates,

05:19 one rider from Jumbo Visma and one rider from the INEOS Grenadiers.

05:23 Pemert Roglic hitting the deck at the roundabout as did Geraint Thomas.

05:28 Andrea Piccolo of EF Education also sliding, all three distanced for a time.

05:34 Roglic and Thomas managing to work their way back.

05:38 No surprise that Jonas Winnegaard among a few patrons calling for the peloton to slow down.

05:43 Not the days of yore as the others helped to keep trucking.

05:47 Piccolo hitched a ride to aid his way back.

05:50 And at 21 Lorenzo Melesi became the youngest leader of La Vuelta since the 20-year-old

05:55 Miguel Indurán in '85. The Italians reign in Rojo, short-lived.

06:01 Only two left at the front. Piccolo in the company of Astana's earlier Esquipe Romo.

06:07 The duo heading directly for La Plaza de España as bonus sprint points came into view.

06:12 The now official finish line for the general classification. Piccolo with 20 points bagged

06:18 and heading for the Mayo Rojo.

06:20 Now the fight for the stage win as the riders started to make their moves.

06:25 Remy Rojas in contention for Cofidis but on the climb of Mont Dric as a group formed,

06:32 one man took his shot at glory.

06:38 After four hours and 22 minutes of racing into Barcelona, he points to the sky

06:44 and it's been a tragic few days for Lotto Destiny.

06:47 He remembers Tyler de Decker and Andrés Krohn win stage two of La Vuelta a España.

06:53 An emotional moment, but also a career-defining ride. Krohn's first Grand Tour win.

07:02 The Lotto Destiny rider did win a World Tour stage two years ago at the Tour of Catalunya.

07:07 Only his fourth career win, but today is a day new here at the event.

07:12 It was like when I fell on my legs and I think, OK, we don't go faster than this, so I will try.

07:25 And I knew, OK, the uphill is important, but also the downhill was really important

07:31 and I felt I did it on the limit in a good way.

07:35 So, yeah, I'm really happy.

07:39 Krohn, the top dog, 19 seconds clear of the chasing pack.

07:44 André Apicolo got knocked down and he got back up again.

07:50 Ain't no one going to keep him from the red jersey.

07:53 The young Italian with an 11-second advantage over Romo, but only a minute between the top 100.

08:02 Krohn with the bonuses to be the first leader of the points category.

08:06 The 25-year-old hands his green jersey to second-placed Australian Groves.

08:11 Mattheo Sobrero all smiles, the 2022 Giro stage winner in polka dot jersey.

08:17 The Italian just edging Javier Romo with Krohn, Apicolo, three points adrift.

08:23 At just 22, Apicolo's brave recovery also presenting him the under-23 white jersey.

08:28 Romo will take those honours on the stage.

08:31 Another wet ride around Catalunya. Now time for the mountains.

08:35 All roads lead to Andorra.

08:38 (speaking in foreign language)

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