Today, stage 2 is scheduled in the Vuelta. Between Alhaurin de la Torre and Caminito del Rey, 158.7 kilometres need to be covered in a sloped landscape and with finish at the Alto de la Mesa (4.7km, 6.5%). Immediately a chance for the real punchers such as Valverde and Rodríguez. For such types of finishes, Lotto Soudal has Jelle Vanendert in their team.
“An uphill finish like this normally suits me. Although there’s the fact that the stage is only 160 kilometres long, whereas a Classics race is 60 to 80 kilometres longer," he said.." Everyone is still sharp and besides the expected names, also everyone with ambitions for the GC will be in front today. Later in this Vuelta, less riders will have the same ambitions and maybe there will come more chances.
"First of all I want to regain some confidence and I want to obtain a good feeling that I can finish well. Stage distances such as today are in everyone’s advantage. The riders are sitting less hours on the bike and the spectators enjoy the race more because the riders are racing more agressively.”
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