2013 Vuelta a España

August 24 - September 15, 2013
Stage 2 results and photos

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Sunday, August 25: Stage 2, Pontevedra - Baiona. Alto Do Monte Da Groba, 177.7 km

Hilltop finish. Alto Do Monte Da Groba is 11km long with a 5.6% average gradient, 10% max gradient.

Results:

1. Nicolas Roche (Saxo-Tinkoff) 4hr 37min 9sec
2. Daniel Moreno (Katusha) @ 2sec
3. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r) @ 6sec

4. Leopold Konig (NetApp-Endura) @ 11sec
5. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) @ 12sec
6. Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida) s.t.
7. Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) s.t.
8. Ivan Basso (Cannondale) @ 14sec
9. Bauke Mollema (Belkin) s.t.
10. Rigoberto Uran (Sky) s.t.
11. Daniel Martin (Garmin-Sharp) s.t.
12. Rafal Majka (Saxo-Tinkoff) s.t.
13. Christopher Horner (Radio Shack) s.t.
14. Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) s.t.
15. Haimar Zubeldia (Radio Shack) s.t.
16. Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) s.t.
17. Bartosz Huzarski (NetApp-Endura) s.t.
18. Roman Kreuziger (Saxo-Tinkoff) s.t.
19. Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel) s.t.
20. Ivan Santaromita (BMC) s.t.
21. Robert Kiserlovski (Radio Shack) s.t.
22. David Arroyo (Caja Rural) s.t.
23. Warren Barguil (Argos-Shimano) s.t.
24. Yannick Eijssen (BMC) @ 21sec
25. Chris Anker Sörensen (Saxo-Tinkoff) s.t.
26. Laurens Ten Dam (Belkin) s.t.
27. Eros Capecchi (Movistar) s.t.
28. Yohann Bagot (Cofidis) @ 27sec
29. Michele Scarponi (Lampre-Merida) s.t.
30. Ben Hermans (Radio Shack) @ 31sec
31. Matthew Busche (Radio Shack) s.t.
32. Luis León Sánchez (Belkin) s.t.
33. Kenny Elissonde (FDJ) @ 35sec
34. Bart de Clercq (Lotto-Belisol) @ 36sec
35. David Da La Cruz (NetApp-Endura) @ 38sec
36. Alexandre Geniez (FDJ) s.t.
37. Oliver Zaugg (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 45sec
38. Pieter Serry (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 47sec
39. Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) s.t.
40. Janez Brajkovic (Astana) @ 51sec
41. Tomasz Marczynski (Vacansoleil) s.t.
42. Javier Moreno (Movistar) @ 1min 5sec
43. José Herrada (Movistar) s.t.
44. José Joao Mendes (NetApp-Endura) s.t.
45. Tanel Kangert (Astana) @ 1min 12sec
46. Alberto Losada (Katusha) @ 1min 31sec
47. Amets Txurruka (Caja Rural) @ 1min 49sec
48. Andre Cardoso (Caja Rural) s.t.
49. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ag2r) @ 2min 0sec
50. Jerome Coppel (Cofidis) @ 2min19sec

GC after Stage 2:

1. Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) 5hr 7min 22sec
2. Nicolas Roche (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 8sec
3. Haimar Zubeldia (Radio Shack) @ 10sec
4. Christopher Horner (Radio Shack) s.t.
5. Robert Kiserlovski (Radio Shack) st.
6. Rigoberto Uran (Sky) @ 22sec
7. Ben Hermans (Radio Shack) @ 27sec
8. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) s.t.
9. Rafal Majka (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 32sec
10. Roman Kreuziger (Saxo-Tinkoff) s.t.
11. Leopold Konig (NetApp-Endura) s.t.
12. Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) @ 33sec
13. Bartosz Huzarski (NetApp-Endura) @ 35sec
14. Ivan Santaromita (BMC) @ 36sec
15. Eros Capecchi (Movistar) s.t.
16. Janez Brajkovic (Astana) @ 37sec
17. Chris Anker Sörensen (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 39sec
18. Daniel Moreno (Katusha) @ 41sec
19. Yannick Eijssen (BMC) @ 43sec
20. Bauke Mollema (Belkin) @ 49sec
21. Pieter Serry (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
22. Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida) @ 54sec
23. Laurens Ten Dam (Belkin) @ 56sec
24. Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 57sec
25. Tanel Kangert (Astana) @ 58sec
26. David De La Cruz (NetApp-Endura) @ 59sec
27. Oliver Zaugg (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 1min 3sec
28. Luis León Sánchez (Belkin) @ 1min 6sec
29. Michele Scarponi (Lampre-Merida) @ 1mn 9sec
30. Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel) @ 1min 14sec
31. Javier Moreno (Movistar) @ 1min 20sec
32. José Herrada (Movistar) s.t.
33. Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) @ 1min 35sec
34. Ivan Basso (Cannondale) @ 1min 26sec
35. José Joao Mendes (NetApp-Endura) s.t.
36. Matthew Busche (Radio Shack) @ 1min 27sec
37. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r) @ 1min 29sec
38. Bart de Clercq (Lotto-Belisol) @ 1min 36sec
39. David Arroyo (Caja Rural) @ 1min 38sec
40. Daniel Martin (Garmin-Sharp) @ 1min 41sec
41. Kenny Elissonde (FDJ) @ 1min 46sec
42. Alexandre Geniez (FDJ) @ 1min 49sec
43. Waren Barguil (Argos-Shimano) @ 1min 53sec
44. Tomasz Marczynski (Vacansoleil) @ 1min 55sec
45. Alberto Losada (Katusha) @ 2min 16sec
46. Sylvester Szmyd (Movistar) @ 2min 34sec
47. Jacob Fuglsang (Astana) @ 2min 41sec
48. Dominik Nerz (BMC) s.t.
49. Sergio Luis Henao (Sky) @ 2min 49sec
50. Wesley Sulzberger (Orica-GreenEdge) @ 2min 50sec

Points Classification:

1. Nicolas Roche (Saxo-Tinkoff): 25 points
2. Daniel Moreno (Katusha): 20
3. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r): 16
4. Leopold Konig (NetApp-Endura): 14
5. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 12

Climbers' Competition:

1. Nicolas Roche (Saxo-Tinkoff): 10 points
2. Daniel Moreno (Katusha): 6
3. Domeinco Pozzovivo (Ag2r): 4
4. Francisco Javier Aramendia (Caja Rural): 3
5. Leopold Konig (NetApp-Endura): 2

Combination Classification:

1. Nicolas Roche (Saxo-Tinkoff): 4 points
2. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 20
3. Leopold Konig (NetApp-Endura): 20
4. Daniel Moreno (Katusha): 22
5. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r): 43

Team Classification:

1. Radio Shack: 14hr 22min 18sec
2. Saxo-Tinkoff @ 8sec
3. NetApp-Endura) @ 46sec
4. Astana @ 1min 0sec
5. Belkin @ 1min 3sec

Stage 2 map

Stage 2 profile

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Stage 2 photos:

GC leader Janez Brajkovic at the start

Joaquin Rodriguez

Fabian Cancellara

Ivan Basso

Tyler Farrar

Tony Martin

Daniel Moreno and Nicolas Roche on the final climb.

Domenico Pozzovivo

The gorup with Nibali, Valverde and Rodriguez

sStage winner Nicolas Roche

New GC leader Vincenzo Nibali