Australian rider Kaden Groves wins stage two of the Vuelta a Espana with a sprint finish but Wout van Aert leads overall.
The stage two win at the 2024 Vuelta is Kaden Groves' fifth stage win ever at the eventAustralian rider Kaden Groves won stage two of the Vuelta a Espana with a sprint finish as Belgian Wout van Aert took the overall lead.
Alpecin-Deceuninck's Groves finished Sunday's 194km stage from Cascais to Ourem ahead of Van Aert in second and Corbin Strong in third. "It's been a tough year for myself without a win yet," Groves, 25, said. "I have come here super motivated to change that. I have to thank my team for a really strong ride today.and was frustrated not to win a stage for the second consecutive day."Of course, I wanted to win this stage," he said.
"My team did a really good job to make it a bunch sprint so it's unfortunate to arrive second, but today I knew that finishing in the first three meant the red jersey, so after all it's a good day."Ineos Grenadiers' Welsh rider Josh Tarling was lucky to avoid serious injury as he crashed into a wall. All of those involved managed to reach the finish line and did not lose time.
Stage three will take place on Monday and will see the athletes ride 191.2km from Lousa to Castelo Branco.Wout van Aert Same timeLennert Van Eetvelt
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