2014 Vuelta a España
69th Edition: August 23 - September 14, 2014
Stage 2 results
Stage 2, Sunday, Aug 24: Algeciras - San Fernando, 174.4 km
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Nacer Bouhanni wins stage two. Photo ©Sirotti
The Race: A six-man break (Francisco Aramendia, Jacques van Rensburg, Kristian Sbaragli, Nathan Haas, Valerio Conti and Romain Hardy) went very early. Nathan Haas was first over the day's only categorized climb, the Alto del Cabrito, thereby securing the blue and white polk-dot climber's jersey for tomorrow's stage.
Soon thereafter Haas and Sbaragli went back to the peloton while the other four continued. At one point they had a lead of five minutes, but the sprinters' teams were not going to let this one get away.
With fifteen kilometers remaining, the field was together with FDJ and Giant Shimano doing a lot of the work at the front.
Near the finish there were some tricky corners but the peloton negotiated them safely. FDJ gave its ace sprinter Nacer Bouhanni a perfect leadout. Bouhanni did not waste the opportunity and won the stage.
Alejandro Valverde is now the GC leader, taking over from teammate Jonathan Castroviejo.
Complete Stage 2 results:
Winner's average speed: 43.3 km/hr
| 1 | Nacer Bouhanni | FDJ.fr | 4hr 1min 30sec |
| 2 | John Degenkolb | Team Giant - Shimano | |
| 3 | Roberto Ferrari | Lampre Merida | |
| 4 | Jasper Stuyven | Trek Factory Racing | |
| 5 | Francesco Lasca | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | |
| 6 | Oscar Gatto | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 7 | Yauheni Hutarovich | AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 8 | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | |
| 9 | Moreno Hofland | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | |
| 10 | Matteo Pelucchi | IAM Cycling | |
| 11 | Gerald Ciolek | MTN - Qhubeka | |
| 12 | Michael Matthews | Orica GreenEdge | |
| 13 | Lloyd Mondory | AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 14 | Yannick Martinez | Team Europcar | |
| 15 | Geoffrey Soupe | FDJ.fr | |
| 16 | Pim Ligthart | Lotto Belisol | |
| 17 | Christopher Froome | Team SKY | |
| 18 | Nikolas Maes | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | |
| 19 | Jacopo Guarnieri | Astana Pro Team | |
| 20 | Maximiliano Ariel Richeze | Lampre Merida | |
| 21 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | |
| 22 | Samuel Sánchez | BMC Racing Team | |
| 23 | Alberto Contador | Tinkoff - Saxo | |
| 24 | Nairo Alexander Quintana | Movistar Team | |
| 25 | Maciej Bodnar | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 26 | Daniel Martin | Garmin Sharp | |
| 27 | Fabio Aru | Astana Pro Team | |
| 28 | Dominik Nerz | BMC Racing Team | |
| 29 | Wilco Kelderman | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | |
| 30 | George Bennett | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 31 | Mikel Nieve | Team SKY | |
| 32 | Rigoberto Uran | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | |
| 33 | Romain Sicard | Team Europcar | |
| 34 | Romain Zingle | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | |
| 35 | Koldo Fernández | Garmin Sharp | |
| 36 | Warren Barguil | Team Giant - Shimano | |
| 37 | Robert Gesink | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | |
| 38 | Alexandr Kolobnev | Team Katusha | |
| 39 | David Arroyo | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | |
| 40 | Maxime Monfort | Lotto Belisol | |
| 41 | Adam Yates | Orica GreenEdge | |
| 42 | Laurens Ten Dam | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | |
| 43 | Joaquin Rodriguez | Team Katusha | |
| 44 | Steve Morabito | BMC Racing Team | |
| 45 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 46 | Daniel Navarro | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | |
| 47 | Esteban Chaves Rubio | Orica GreenEdge | |
| 48 | Ivan Santaromita | Orica GreenEdge | |
| 49 | Peter Kennaugh | Team SKY | |
| 50 | Sébastien Turgot | AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 51 | Andrey Amador | Movistar Team | |
| 52 | Tanel Kangert | Astana Pro Team | |
| 53 | Daniel Teklehaimanot | MTN - Qhubeka | |
| 54 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck | Lotto Belisol | |
| 55 | Daniel Moreno | Team Katusha | |
| 56 | Sergio Pardilla | MTN - Qhubeka | |
| 57 | Gregory Henderson | Lotto Belisol | |
| 58 | Wouter Poels | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | |
| 59 | Andrew Talansky | Garmin Sharp | |
| 60 | Andre Fernando Cardoso | Garmin Sharp | |
| 61 | Martin Velits | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | |
| 62 | Matthias Krizek | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 63 | Dmitry Kozontchuk | Team Katusha | |
| 64 | Maxime Bouet | AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 65 | Fabian Cancellara | Trek Factory Racing | |
| 66 | Haimar Zubeldia | Trek Factory Racing | |
| 67 | Eduard Vorganov | Team Katusha | |
| 68 | Giampaolo Caruso | Team Katusha | |
| 69 | Ivan Rovny | Tinkoff - Saxo | |
| 70 | Mikel Landa | Astana Pro Team | |
| 71 | Christophe Le Mevel | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | |
| 72 | Bart De Clercq | Lotto Belisol | |
| 73 | Jimmy Engoulvent | Team Europcar | |
| 74 | Hubert Dupont | AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 75 | Carlos Verona | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | |
| 76 | Jerome Coppel | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | |
| 77 | Guillaume Levarlet | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | |
| 78 | Angel Mate Luis | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | |
| 79 | Philip Deignan | Team SKY | |
| 80 | Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin | MTN - Qhubeka | |
| 81 | Julian David Arredondo | Trek Factory Racing | |
| 82 | Winner Anacona | Lampre Merida | |
| 83 | Przemyslaw Niemiec | Lampre Merida | |
| 84 | Murilo Fischer | FDJ.fr | |
| 85 | Jesse Sergent | Trek Factory Racing | |
| 86 | Jose Rodolfo Serpa | Lampre Merida | |
| 87 | Martijn Keizer | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | |
| 88 | Tony Martin | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | |
| 89 | Kenny Elissonde | FDJ.fr | |
| 90 | Gianluca Brambilla | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | |
| 91 | Alexey Lutsenko | Astana Pro Team | |
| 92 | Damiano Cunego | Lampre Merida | |
| 93 | Sander Armee | Lotto Belisol | |
| 94 | Anthony Roux | FDJ.fr | |
| 95 | Sébastien Hinault | IAM Cycling | |
| 96 | Gert Joeaar | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | |
| 97 | Tobias Ludvigsson | Team Giant - Shimano | |
| 98 | Jonathan Castroviejo | Movistar Team | |
| 99 | Patrick Gretsch | AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 100 | Johan Le Bon | FDJ.fr | |
| 101 | Ryder Hesjedal | Garmin Sharp | |
| 102 | Oliver Zaugg | Tinkoff - Saxo | |
| 103 | Alessandro De Marchi | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 104 | Imanol Erviti | Movistar Team | |
| 105 | Amets Txurruka | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | |
| 106 | León Sánchez Luis | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | |
| 107 | Guillaume Boivin | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 108 | Jacques Van Rensburg | MTN - Qhubeka | |
| 109 | Vicente Reynes | IAM Cycling | |
| 110 | Natnael Berhane | Team Europcar | |
| 111 | Johan Van Summeren | Garmin Sharp | |
| 112 | Dan Craven | Team Europcar | |
| 113 | Pieter Serry | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | |
| 114 | Bob Jungels | Trek Factory Racing | |
| 115 | Alberto Losada | Team Katusha | |
| 116 | Gorka Izagirre | Movistar Team | |
| 117 | Karol Domagalski | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | |
| 118 | Johann Tschopp | IAM Cycling | |
| 119 | Romain Hardy | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | |
| 120 | Luis Mas Bonet | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | |
| 121 | Yohan Bagot | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | |
| 122 | Damien Gaudin | AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 123 | Danilo Wyss | BMC Racing Team | |
| 124 | Maxime Mederel | Team Europcar | |
| 125 | Jesús Hernández | Tinkoff - Saxo | |
| 126 | Koen De Kort | Team Giant - Shimano | |
| 127 | Sergio Miguel Paulinho | Tinkoff - Saxo | |
| 128 | Kanstantsin Siutsou | Team SKY | @ 22 seconds |
| 129 | Antonio Piedra | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | |
| 130 | Lawson Craddock | Team Giant - Shimano | |
| 131 | Jonathan Fumeaux | IAM Cycling | |
| 132 | Bryan Nauleau | Team Europcar | |
| 133 | José Herrada | Movistar Team | |
| 134 | Sergei Chernetski | Team Katusha | |
| 135 | Peio Bilbao | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | |
| 136 | Lawrence Warbasse | BMC Racing Team | |
| 137 | Paolo Tiralongo | Astana Pro Team | |
| 138 | Filippo Pozzato | Lampre Merida | |
| 139 | Nathan Brown | Garmin Sharp | |
| 140 | Valerio Conti | Lampre Merida | |
| 141 | Nathan Haas | Garmin Sharp | |
| 142 | Jay Robert Thomson | MTN - Qhubeka | |
| 143 | Yury Trofimov | Team Katusha | |
| 144 | Paolo Longo Borghini | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 145 | Chris Anker Sörensen | Tinkoff - Saxo | |
| 146 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | |
| 147 | Kristian Sbaragli | MTN - Qhubeka | |
| 148 | Elia Favilli | Lampre Merida | |
| 149 | Louis Meintjes | MTN - Qhubeka | |
| 150 | Adam Hansen | Lotto Belisol | |
| 151 | Mitchell Docker | Orica GreenEdge | |
| 152 | Jens Debusschere | Lotto Belisol | + 33'' |
| 153 | Andrea Guardini | Astana Pro Team | + 38'' |
| 154 | Manuel Quinziato | BMC Racing Team | |
| 155 | David Millar | Garmin Sharp | |
| 156 | Rinaldo Nocentini | AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 157 | Rohan Dennis | BMC Racing Team | |
| 158 | Michael Valgren Andersen | Tinkoff - Saxo | |
| 159 | Dario Cataldo | Team SKY | |
| 160 | Chad Haga | Team Giant - Shimano | |
| 161 | Vegard Breen | Lotto Belisol | + 44'' |
| 162 | Adriano Malori | Movistar Team | + 44'' |
| 163 | Daniele Bennati | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 50'' |
| 164 | Nikias Arndt | Team Giant - Shimano | + 52'' |
| 165 | Yaroslav Popovych | Trek Factory Racing | + 54'' |
| 166 | Aleksejs Saramotins | IAM Cycling | + 55'' |
| 167 | Vasil Kiryienka | Team SKY | + 57'' |
| 168 | Matteo Tosatto | Tinkoff - Saxo | |
| 169 | Cédric Pineau | FDJ.fr | |
| 170 | Javier Moreno | Movistar Team | |
| 171 | Brett Lancaster | Orica GreenEdge | |
| 172 | Paul Martens | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 1' 01'' |
| 173 | Robert Wagner | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | |
| 174 | Johannes Fröhlinger | Team Giant - Shimano | + 1' 02'' |
| 175 | Marcel Aregger | IAM Cycling | + 1' 04'' |
| 176 | Maarten Tjallingii | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 1' 08'' |
| 177 | Christian Knees | Team SKY | + 1' 15'' |
| 178 | Carlos Alberto Betancur | AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 179 | Thibaut Pinot | FDJ.fr | + 1' 17'' |
| 180 | Laurent Mangel | FDJ.fr | |
| 181 | Ramon Sinkeldam | Team Giant - Shimano | |
| 182 | Luke Rowe | Team SKY | |
| 183 | Daniil Fominykh | Astana Pro Team | |
| 184 | Kristof Vandewalle | Trek Factory Racing | |
| 185 | Jerome Cousin | Team Europcar | |
| 186 | Vincent Jerome | Team Europcar | |
| 187 | Simon Clarke | Orica GreenEdge | + 1' 21'' |
| 188 | Cameron Meyer | Orica GreenEdge | |
| 189 | Sam Bewley | Orica GreenEdge | + 1' 24'' |
| 190 | Andrey Zeits | Astana Pro Team | + 1' 29'' |
| 191 | Pirmin Lang | IAM Cycling | + 1' 42'' |
| 192 | Dominic Klemme | IAM Cycling | + 2' 17'' |
| 193 | Jaco Venter | MTN - Qhubeka | + 2' 22'' |
| 194 | Francisco Javier Aramendia | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | + 2' 25'' |
GC after Stage 2:
| 1 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | 4hr 15min 43sec |
| 2 | Nairo Alexander Quintana | Movistar Team | |
| 3 | Andrey Amador | Movistar Team | |
| 4 | Jonathan Castroviejo | Movistar Team | |
| 5 | Imanol Erviti | Movistar Team | |
| 6 | Gorka Izagirre | Movistar Team | |
| 7 | Oscar Gatto | Cannondale Pro Cycling | @ 6 seconds |
| 8 | Michael Matthews | Orica GreenEdge | |
| 9 | Damiano Caruso | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 10 | Maciej Bodnar | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 11 | Adam Yates | Orica GreenEdge | |
| 12 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 13 | Esteban Chaves | Orica GreenEdge | |
| 14 | Ivan Santaromita | Orica GreenEdge | |
| 15 | Alessandro De Marchi | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 16 | Jasper Stuyven | Trek Factory Racing | + 9'' |
| 17 | George Bennett | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 18 | Fabian Cancellara | Trek Factory Racing | |
| 19 | Haimar Zubeldia | Trek Factory Racing | |
| 20 | Julian David Arredondo | Trek Factory Racing | |
| 21 | Jesse Sergent | Trek Factory Racing | |
| 22 | Bob Jungels | Trek Factory Racing | |
| 23 | John Degenkolb | Team Giant - Shimano | + 10'' |
| 24 | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | + 11'' |
| 25 | Rigoberto Uran | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | |
| 26 | Wouter Poels | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | |
| 27 | Carlos Verona | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | |
| 28 | Tony Martin | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | |
| 29 | Gianluca Brambilla | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | |
| 30 | Pieter Serry | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | |
| 31 | Nikolas Maes | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | + 12'' |
| 32 | Tobias Ludvigsson | Team Giant - Shimano | + 16'' |
| 33 | Koen De Kort | Team Giant - Shimano | |
| 34 | Alberto Contador | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 19'' |
| 35 | Wilco Kelderman | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | |
| 36 | Warren Barguil | Team Giant - Shimano | |
| 37 | Robert Gesink | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | |
| 38 | Ivan Rovny | Tinkoff - Saxo | |
| 39 | Oliver Zaugg | Tinkoff - Saxo | |
| 40 | Sergio Miguel Paulinho | Tinkoff - Saxo | |
| 41 | Samuel Sánchez | BMC Racing Team | + 21'' |
| 42 | Dominik Nerz | BMC Racing Team | |
| 43 | Steve Morabito | BMC Racing Team | |
| 44 | Cadel Evans | BMC Racing Team | |
| 45 | Danilo Wyss | BMC Racing Team | |
| 46 | Maximiliano Ariel Richeze | Lampre Merida | + 25'' |
| 47 | Winner Anacona | Lampre Merida | |
| 48 | Przemyslaw Niemiec | Lampre Merida | |
| 49 | Jose Rodolfo Serpa | Lampre Merida | |
| 50 | Jacques Van Rensburg | MTN - Qhubeka | |
| 51 | Martin Velits | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | + 26'' |
| 52 | Christopher Froome | Team SKY | + 27'' |
| 53 | Mikel Nieve | Team SKY | |
| 54 | Peter Kennaugh | Team SKY | |
| 55 | Philip Deignan | Team SKY | |
| 56 | José Herrada | Movistar Team | + 28'' |
| 57 | Gerald Ciolek | MTN - Qhubeka | + 29'' |
| 58 | Daniel Teklehaimanot | MTN - Qhubeka | |
| 59 | Sergio Pardilla | MTN - Qhubeka | |
| 60 | Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin | MTN - Qhubeka | |
| 61 | Jacopo Guarnieri | Astana Pro Team | + 30'' |
| 62 | Fabio Aru | Astana Pro Team | |
| 63 | Maxime Monfort | Lotto Belisol | |
| 64 | Tanel Kangert | Astana Pro Team | |
| 65 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck | Lotto Belisol | |
| 66 | Mikel Landa | Astana Pro Team | |
| 67 | Alexey Lutsenko | Astana Pro Team | |
| 68 | Guillaume Boivin | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 31'' |
| 69 | Yauheni Hutarovich | AG2R La Mondiale | + 33'' |
| 70 | Lloyd Mondory | AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 71 | Sébastien Turgot | AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 72 | Maxime Bouet | AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 73 | Hubert Dupont | AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 74 | Damien Gaudin | AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 75 | Nacer Bouhanni | FDJ.fr | + 35'' |
| 76 | Alexandr Kolobnev | Team Katusha | + 38'' |
| 77 | Joaquin Rodriguez | Team Katusha | |
| 78 | Daniel Moreno | Team Katusha | |
| 79 | Matthias Krizek | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 80 | Lawson Craddock | Team Giant - Shimano | |
| 81 | Vicente Reynes | IAM Cycling | + 40'' |
| 82 | Johann Tschopp | IAM Cycling | + 40'' |
| 83 | Daniel Martin | Garmin Sharp | + 41'' |
| 84 | Koldo Fernández | Garmin Sharp | |
| 85 | Andrew Talansky | Garmin Sharp | |
| 86 | Andre Fernando Cardoso | Garmin Sharp | |
| 87 | Ryder Hesjedal | Garmin Sharp | |
| 88 | Chris Anker Sörensen | Tinkoff - Saxo | |
| 89 | Valerio Conti | Lampre Merida | + 42'' |
| 90 | Patrick Gretsch | AG2R La Mondiale | + 43'' |
| 91 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | |
| 92 | Mitchell Docker | Orica GreenEdge | |
| 93 | Geoffrey Soupe | FDJ.fr | + 45'' |
| 94 | Murilo Fischer | FDJ.fr | |
| 95 | Kenny Elissonde | FDJ.fr | |
| 96 | Anthony Roux | FDJ.fr | |
| 97 | Johan Le Bon | FDJ.fr | |
| 98 | Filippo Pozzato | Lampre Merida | + 47'' |
| 99 | Elia Favilli | Lampre Merida | |
| 100 | David Arroyo | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | + 48'' |
| 101 | Amets Txurruka | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | |
| 102 | León Sánchez Luis | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | |
| 103 | Karol Domagalski | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | |
| 104 | Luis Mas Bonet | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | |
| 105 | Adriano Malori | Movistar Team | |
| 106 | Romain Hardy | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | + 49'' |
| 107 | Gregory Henderson | Lotto Belisol | + 50'' |
| 108 | Romain Zingle | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | + 51'' |
| 109 | Daniel Navarro | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | |
| 110 | Christophe Le Mevel | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | |
| 111 | Jerome Coppel | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | |
| 112 | Angel Mate Luis | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | |
| 113 | Yohan Bagot | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | |
| 114 | Kristian Sbaragli | MTN - Qhubeka | |
| 115 | Paolo Tiralongo | Astana Pro Team | + 52'' |
| 116 | Adam Hansen | Lotto Belisol | |
| 117 | Chad Haga | Team Giant - Shimano | + 54'' |
| 118 | Bart De Clercq | Lotto Belisol | + 56'' |
| 119 | Michael Valgren Andersen | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 57'' |
| 120 | Javier Moreno | Movistar Team | |
| 121 | Manuel Quinziato | BMC Racing Team | + 59'' |
| 122 | Rohan Dennis | BMC Racing Team | |
| 123 | Sergei Chernetski | Team Katusha | + 1' 00'' |
| 124 | Yury Trofimov | Team Katusha | |
| 125 | Matteo Pelucchi | IAM Cycling | + 1' 03'' |
| 126 | Yannick Martinez | Team Europcar | |
| 127 | Romain Sicard | Team Europcar | |
| 128 | Jimmy Engoulvent | Team Europcar | |
| 129 | Natnael Berhane | Team Europcar | |
| 130 | Dan Craven | Team Europcar | |
| 131 | Maxime Mederel | Team Europcar | |
| 132 | Nathan Haas | Garmin Sharp | |
| 133 | Jens Debusschere | Lotto Belisol | |
| 134 | Johan Van Summeren | Garmin Sharp | + 1' 07'' |
| 135 | Alberto Losada | Team Katusha | |
| 136 | Guillaume Levarlet | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | + 1' 08'' |
| 137 | Jonathan Fumeaux | IAM Cycling | |
| 138 | Daniele Bennati | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 1' 09'' |
| 139 | Antonio Piedra | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | + 1' 10'' |
| 140 | Peio Bilbao | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | |
| 141 | Nathan Brown | Garmin Sharp | |
| 142 | Simon Clarke | Orica GreenEdge | |
| 143 | Rinaldo Nocentini | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 11'' |
| 144 | Dario Cataldo | Team SKY | |
| 145 | Gert Joeaar | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | + 1' 12'' |
| 146 | Paolo Longo Borghini | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 147 | Eduard Vorganov | Team Katusha | + 1' 13'' |
| 148 | Lawrence Warbasse | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 14'' |
| 149 | Vegard Breen | Lotto Belisol | |
| 150 | Paul Martens | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 1' 20'' |
| 151 | Damiano Cunego | Lampre Merida | + 1' 21'' |
| 152 | Dmitry Kozontchuk | Team Katusha | + 1' 23'' |
| 153 | Jay Robert Thomson | MTN - Qhubeka | |
| 154 | Louis Meintjes | MTN - Qhubeka | |
| 155 | Roberto Ferrari | Lampre Merida | + 1' 24'' |
| 156 | Vasil Kiryienka | Team SKY | |
| 157 | Bryan Nauleau | Team Europcar | + 1' 25'' |
| 158 | Matteo Tosatto | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 1' 26'' |
| 159 | Fabio Felline | Trek Factory Racing | |
| 160 | Maarten Tjallingii | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 1' 27'' |
| 161 | Andrea Guardini | Astana Pro Team | + 1' 28'' |
| 162 | Laurens Ten Dam | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 1' 31'' |
| 163 | Pim Ligthart | Lotto Belisol | + 1' 33'' |
| 164 | Aleksejs Saramotins | IAM Cycling | + 1' 35'' |
| 165 | Kanstantsin Siutsou | Team SKY | + 1' 42'' |
| 166 | Cédric Pineau | FDJ.fr | |
| 167 | Brett Lancaster | Orica GreenEdge | |
| 168 | Marcel Aregger | IAM Cycling | + 1' 44'' |
| 169 | David Millar | Garmin Sharp | + 1' 45'' |
| 170 | Johannes Fröhlinger | Team Giant - Shimano | |
| 171 | Daniil Fominykh | Astana Pro Team | + 1' 47'' |
| 172 | Carlos Alberto Betancur | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 48'' |
| 173 | Moreno Hofland | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 1' 49'' |
| 174 | Martijn Keizer | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | |
| 175 | Sander Armee | Lotto Belisol | + 1' 58'' |
| 176 | Yaroslav Popovych | Trek Factory Racing | + 1' 59'' |
| 177 | Andrey Zeits | Astana Pro Team | |
| 178 | Jesús Hernández | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 2' 00'' |
| 179 | Ramon Sinkeldam | Team Giant - Shimano | |
| 180 | Sébastien Hinault | IAM Cycling | + 2' 07'' |
| 181 | Cameron Meyer | Orica GreenEdge | + 2' 09'' |
| 182 | Francesco Lasca | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | + 2' 10'' |
| 183 | Christian Knees | Team SKY | + 2' 12'' |
| 184 | Kristof Vandewalle | Trek Factory Racing | + 2' 16'' |
| 185 | Giampaolo Caruso | Team Katusha | + 2' 17'' |
| 186 | Jerome Cousin | Team Europcar | + 2' 20'' |
| 187 | Sam Bewley | Orica GreenEdge | + 2' 21'' |
| 188 | Pirmin Lang | IAM Cycling | + 2' 22'' |
| 189 | Nikias Arndt | Team Giant - Shimano | + 2' 27'' |
| 190 | Vincent Jerome | Team Europcar | + 2' 35'' |
| 191 | Luke Rowe | Team SKY | + 2' 37'' |
| 192 | Thibaut Pinot | FDJ.fr | + 2' 51'' |
| 193 | Laurent Mangel | FDJ.fr | + 3' 03'' |
| 194 | Francisco Javier Aramendia | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | + 3' 12'' |
| 195 | Jaco Venter | MTN - Qhubeka | + 3' 15'' |
| 196 | Robert Wagner | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 3' 17'' |
| 197 | Dominic Klemme | IAM Cycling | + 4' 35'' |
| 198 | Stef Clement | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 5' 45'' |
Points Classification:
| 1 | Nacer Bouhanni | FDJ.fr | 25 points |
| 2 | John Degenkolb | Team Giant - Shimano | 20 |
| 3 | Roberto Ferrari | Lampre Merida | 16 |
| 4 | Jasper Stuyven | Trek Factory Racing | 14 |
| 5 | Francesco Lasca | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | 12 |
| 6 | Oscar Gatto | Cannondale Pro Cycling | 10 |
| 7 | Yauheni Hutarovich | AG2R La Mondiale | 9 |
| 8 | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | 8 |
| 9 | Moreno Hofland | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 7 |
| 10 | Valerio Conti | Lampre Merida | 6 |
| 11 | Matteo Pelucchi | IAM Cycling | 6 |
| 12 | Jacques Van Rensburg | MTN - Qhubeka | 5 |
| 13 | Gerald Ciolek | MTN - Qhubeka | 5 |
| 14 | Michael Matthews | Orica GreenEdge | 4 |
| 15 | Lloyd Mondory | AG2R La Mondiale | 3 |
| 16 | Romain Hardy | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | 2 |
| 17 | Yannick Martinez | Team Europcar | 2 |
| 18 | Geoffrey Soupe | FDJ.fr | 1 |
| 19 | Francisco Javier Aramendia | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | 1 |
Mountains Classification:
| 1 | Nathan Haas | Garmin Sharp | 3 points |
| 2 | Kristian Sbaragli | MTN - Qhubeka | 2 |
| 3 | Valerio Conti | Lampre Merida | 1 |
Team Classification:
| 1 | Movistar Team | 12hr 18min 43sec |
| 2 | Cannondale Pro Cycling | @ 6 seconds |
| 3 | Orica GreenEdge | ' |
| 4 | Trek Factory Racing | + 9'' |
| 5 | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | + 11'' |
| 6 | Team Giant - Shimano | + 16'' |
| 7 | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 19'' |
| 8 | Tinkoff - Saxo | |
| 9 | BMC Racing Team | + 21'' |
| 10 | Lampre - Merida | + 25'' |
| 11 | Team SKY | + 27'' |
| 12 | MTN - Qhubeka | + 29'' |
| 13 | Astana Pro Team | + 30'' |
| 14 | Lotto Belisol | |
| 15 | AG2R La Mondiale | + 33'' |
| 16 | Team Katusha | + 38'' |
| 17 | IAM Cycling | + 40'' |
| 18 | Garmin Sharp | + 41'' |
| 19 | FDJ.fr | + 45'' |
| 20 | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | + 48'' |
| 21 | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 51'' |
| 22 | Team Europcar | + 1' 03'' |
Tony Martin at the start, ready to break some legs. Photo ©Sirotti
Daniel Martin. Photo ©Sirotti
Carlos Alberto Betancur. Photo ©Sirotti
Nacer Bouhanni. Photo ©Sirotti
Alberto Contador. Photo ©Sirotti
Peter Sagan. Photo ©Sirotti
Tom Boonen. Photo ©Sirotti
Dan Craven. Photo ©Sirotti
Nairo Quintana. Photo ©Sirotti
Cadel Evans. Photo ©Sirotti
Race leader Jonathan Castroviejo. Photo ©Sirotti
I think that's Nacer Bouhanni...Photo ©Sirotti
Alejandro Valverde in the points leader's green jersey. Photo ©Sirotti
Here they come....Photo ©Sirotti
Well before the line Bouhanni is looking back to see how badly he beat everyone. Photo ©Sirotti
Nacer Bouhanni wins stage two. The man can sprint. Photo ©Sirotti
Stage winner Nacer Bouhanni. Photo ©Sirotti
New GC leader Alejandro Valverde. Photo ©Sirotti
Weather at San Fernando, Spain: At 1PM local time it's 30C (86F), some clouds that should clear away for a sunny day. Wind from the south-southeast at 13 km/hr (8 mph).
Km 17, 157 km to go: There is only one categorized climb, the third category Alto del Cabrito, which comes at the stage's start. Near the top six riders went clear: Francisco Aramendia, Jacques van Rensburg, Kristian Sbaragli, Nathan Haas, Valerio Conti and Romain Hardy. Haas and Sbaragli attacked the break on the climb while the other four chased. The leading duo have gapped the peloton by 3min 40sec.
Haas was the first to crest the Cabrito followed by Sbaragli and the Conti. With that, Haas has hoovered up enough KOM points (there is only one categorized climb) to take the first climber's jersey at the end of the stage.
Km 30, 138 km to go: Haas and Sbaragli have let themselves get swept up by the pack, led by Movistar. There are four riders 3min 44sec in front of the peloton: Conti, Aramendia, van Rensburg and Hardy.
Km 50, 124 km to go: The break of four pushes on, now with a lead of 3min 58sec. The average speed for the stage so far is 41.7 km/hr.
Km 83, 91 km to go: After two hours of racing, the gap the four breakaways have to the pack had remained steady, just under four minutes. But it has jumped now to 4min 22sec.
Km 85: Jacques van Rensburg won the intermediate sprint at Conil de la Frontera, follwed by Valerio Conti and Francisco Aramendia. The break's lead has grown to 4min 52sec
Km 100, 74 km to go: The wind is blowing from the riders' left making life difficult for the break. After gaining a maximium lead of five minutes, the gap is down to about four minutes.
This is really a stage for the sprinters. Up until now Movistar, with race leader Jonathan Castroviejo, has been doing most of the work at the front of the peloton. Now FDJ and Giant-Shimano have put their shoulders to the wheel to work for speedsters Nacer Bouhanni and John Degenkolb.
Km 125, 49 km to go: The gap has really come down. Valerio Conti, Francisco Aramendia, Jacques van Rensburg and Romain Hardy lead the peloton by 2min 17sec
Km 132: Valerio Conti won the intermediate sprint at Puerto Real, followed by Romain Hardy and Jacques van Rensburg. There was a crash in the peloton and the most affected looked to be Fabio Felline. Felline is back up and chasing.
[In Hamburg at the Vattenfall Cyclassics, only 20 km remain. A break of about six has a lead of abut 10 seconds. Sky is leading the pack at the moment. Katusha has been doing a lot of work. Manuele Boaro (Tinkoff-Saxo) has attacked the break and so far is holding everyone at bay.]
25 km to go: The gap is down to 21 seconds.
In Hamburg, just 3 km to go and things are together for a big sprint.
Alexander Kristoff has won the Vattenfall Cyclassics.
15 km to go: Tinkoff-Saxo is leading the pack. It looks like the break has been caught.
9 km to go: Still all together with the sprinters' teams hoping to get things right and take the GC lead with a stage win. Sky leads with Cannondale and IAM near the front. The finish is technical. The pack is rolling along at 54 km/hr.
3.5 km to go: Everyone wants to be first through a corner before things get technical. The peloton is really strung out.
Under the Red Kite: FDJ is at the front.
The finish: Nacer Bouhanni has a terrific leadout and wins the stage.
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