Movistar’s Alejandro Valverde sprinted to victory on the second stage of Volta a Catalunya in Valls, west of Barcelona, yesterday.
The Spaniard beat South African Daryl Impey (Mitchelton-Scott) and Australian Jay McCarthy (Bora-Hansgrohe) to the line.
Alejandro Valverde, seen here during the 2016 Giro d’Italia, leads the Volta a Catalunya after stage two finished yesterday. Photo: Dacoucou (licensed)
Egan Bernal (Team Sky) took fourth on the day, with Matej Mohoric (Bahrain-Merida) rounding out the top five.
“It was a great day, there was a lot of pressure on us because the headwind slowed the race but the team worked extremely well,” said Valverde.
The stage winner also holds the overall lead, with McCarthy in second and Impey in third.
“Tomorrow is going to be a very tough day. Now I’ve got the lead and so we’re going to try and keep it.”
View more results below.
Stage two
1. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team) 4:41:50
2. Daryl Impey (Mitchelton-Scott)
3. Jay McCarthy (Bora-Hansgrohe)
4. Egan Bernal (Team Sky)
5. Matej Mohoric (Bahrain-Merida)
6. Enrico Gasparotto (Bahrain-Merida)
7. José Joaquin Rojas (Movistar Team)
8. Tao Geoghegan Hart (Team Sky)
9. Toms Skujins (Trek-Segafredo)
10. Alex Howes (EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale)
General classification
1. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team) 8:21:09
2. Jay McCarthy (Bora-Hansgrohe) +4″
3. Daryl Impey (Mitchelton-Scott) +6″
4. Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team) +11″
5. Matej Mohoric (Bahrain-Merida) +12″
6. Bob Jungels (Quick-Step Floors)
7. Eduard Prades Reverter (Euskadi Basque Country-Murias)
8. Enrico Gasparotto (Bahrain-Merida)
9. Jordi Simon Casulleras (Burgos BH)
10. Egan Bernal (Team Sky)
