Australian rider Groves edged a bunch sprint finish to claim victory.
KADEN GROVES EDGED a bunch sprint finish to claim victory on stage two of the Vuelta a Espana on Sunday.
Australian Alpecin-Deceuninck rider Groves powered over the line ahead of Wout van Aert and Corbin Strong at the end of a 194 kilometre run between Cascais and Ourem in Portugal. Advertisement “It’s a really nice way to start this Vuelta,” said Groves after his victory in five hours 12 minutes 55 seconds.
Van Aert now leads Brandon McNulty of UAE Team Emirates by three seconds overall, after the American took the red jersey after winning the stage one individual time trial.
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