The second stage of the Volta a Comunitat Valenciana was a real exhibition of Bahrain - Victorious. In the first test for the men of the final general classification, Colombian Santiago Buitrago was the strongest, taking 9 seconds from his teammate Pello Bilbao at the finish line.
Both were ahead of riders like Joao Almeida, Jefferson Alveiro Cepeda, Thymen Arensman, Ivan Sosa, Brandon McNulty and Carlos Rodriguez. It also helps them to get closer to the leader of the provisional general classification, Mathias Vacek, who keeps the jersey by taking advantage of the great team time trial of Lidl-Trek on the first day.
After the finish, Pello spoke to the race microphones about his feelings during the day. He regretted not being able to follow Buitrago, but settled for second place behind his teammate: "I knew we were going to have the strongest team today, Santi was very aggressive from the previous climb, I saw that we had an advantage, that we were four riders in the front group, we needed to move, anticipate, I saw the opportunity and I took 20 seconds quickly and then I kept the pace until the end. Then we saw a wonderful Santi, I couldn't follow him, when a teammate is the one who wins the second place is good," said the 34-year-old rider.
1 | Buitrago Santiago | Bahrain Victorious | 20 | 04:07:54 |
2 | Bilbao Pello | Bahrain Victorious | 15 | + 09 |
3 | Almeida Joao | UAE Team Emirates | 10 | + 13 |
4 | Cepeda Jefferson | Movistar Team | 5 | + 21 |
5 | Arensman Thymen | INEOS Grenadiers | 3 | + 24 |
6 | Sosa Ivan | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 25 | |
7 | McNulty Brandon | UAE Team Emirates | + 34 | |
8 | Rodriguez Carlos | INEOS Grenadiers | + 34 | |
9 | Martinez Lenny | Bahrain Victorious | + 39 | |
10 | Romeo Ivan | Movistar Team | + 39 | |
11 | Castrillo Pablo | Movistar Team | + 49 | |
12 | Piganzoli Davide | Team Polti VisitMalta | + 51 | |
13 | Vacek Mathias | Lidl-Trek | + 57 | |
14 | Hindley Jai | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 01:11 | |
15 | O'Connor Ben | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 01:11 | |
16 | Sivakov Pavel | UAE Team Emirates | + 01:11 | |
17 | Foss Tobias | INEOS Grenadiers | + 01:22 | |
18 | Haig Jack | Bahrain Victorious | + 01:29 | |
19 | Vlasov Aleksandr | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 01:55 | |
20 | Lutsenko Alexey | Israel-Premier Tech | + 02:02 | |
21 | Caicedo Jonathan | Petrolike | + 02:20 | |
22 | Agirre Jon | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 02:23 | |
23 | Vader Milan | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 02:30 | |
24 | Galimberti Lorenzo | Petrolike | + 02:33 | |
25 | Barta William | Movistar Team | + 02:34 | |
26 | Uriarte Diego | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 02:36 | |
27 | De Tier Floris | Wagner Bazin WB | + 02:41 | |
28 | Alleno Clément | Burgos Burpellet BH | + 02:49 | |
29 | Juaristi Txomin | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 03:00 | |
30 | Ponomar Andrii | Petrolike | + 03:01 | |
31 | Guardeño Jaume | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 03:07 | |
32 | Brambilla Gianluca | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 03:12 | |
33 | Cobo Ivan | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 03:17 | |
34 | Paletti Luca | VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | + 03:19 | |
35 | Bou Joan | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 03:41 | |
36 | Donovan Mark | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 03:50 | |
37 | Otruba Jakub | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 04:02 | |
38 | Meintjes Louis | Intermarché-Wanty | + 04:02 | |
39 | Murguialday Jokin | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 04:19 | |
40 | Zana Filippo | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 04:20 | |
41 | Covili Luca | VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | + 04:37 | |
42 | Berwick Sebastian | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 05:44 | |
43 | Scalco Matteo | VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | + 06:25 | |
44 | Garcia Soriano Jose Maria | Illes Balears Arabay Cycling | + 06:31 | |
45 | August AJ | INEOS Grenadiers | + 06:42 | |
46 | Kepplinger Rainer | Bahrain Victorious | + 07:09 | |
47 | Vermeersch Gianni | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 07:10 | |
48 | Aleotti Giovanni | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 07:10 | |
49 | Söderqvist Jakob | Lidl-Trek | + 07:47 | |
50 | Bizkarra Mikel | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 08:16 | |
51 | Iribar Unai | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 08:25 | |
52 | Jungels Bob | INEOS Grenadiers | + 08:25 | |
53 | Castroviejo Jonathan | INEOS Grenadiers | + 08:25 | |
54 | Diaz Jose Manuel | Burgos Burpellet BH | + 08:25 | |
55 | Zambanini Edoardo | Bahrain Victorious | + 08:25 | |
56 | Hoole Daan | Lidl-Trek | + 08:25 | |
57 | Lambrecht Michiel | Wagner Bazin WB | + 08:25 | |
58 | Haug Kieran | Project Echelon Racing | + 08:25 | |
59 | Arcas Jorge | Movistar Team | + 08:25 | |
60 | Ghebreigzabhier Amanuel | Lidl-Trek | + 08:25 | |
61 | Vliegen Loic | Wagner Bazin WB | + 10:00 | |
62 | Scala Jr Hugo | Project Echelon Racing | + 10:03 | |
63 | Baroncini Filippo | UAE Team Emirates | + 10:38 | |
64 | de la Calle Hugo | Burgos Burpellet BH | + 11:08 | |
65 | Houle Hugo | Israel-Premier Tech | + 13:18 | |
66 | Bais Davide | Team Polti VisitMalta | + 13:37 | |
67 | Maestri Mirco | Team Polti VisitMalta | + 13:37 | |
68 | Matthys Louka | Wagner Bazin WB | + 13:37 | |
69 | Oliveira Nelson | Movistar Team | + 13:37 | |
70 | Calzoni Walter | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 13:39 | |
71 | Colleoni Kevin | Intermarché-Wanty | + 14:50 | |
72 | Sobrero Matteo | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 14:50 | |
73 | Wandahl Frederik | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 14:50 | |
74 | Sagrado Perez Alvaro | Illes Balears Arabay Cycling | + 14:50 | |
75 | Gonzalez Asier Pablo | Illes Balears Arabay Cycling | + 14:50 | |
76 | Marin Aragón Jose | Illes Balears Arabay Cycling | + 14:50 | |
77 | Meens Johan | Wagner Bazin WB | + 14:57 | |
78 | Krijnsen Jelte | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 15:02 | |
79 | Großschartner Felix | UAE Team Emirates | + 15:04 | |
80 | Uhlig Henri | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 15:04 | |
81 | Fernandez Sinuhé | Burgos Burpellet BH | + 15:04 | |
82 | Milesi Lorenzo | Movistar Team | + 15:04 | |
83 | Sheehan Riley | Israel-Premier Tech | + 15:12 | |
84 | González David | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 16:10 | |
85 | Townsend Rory | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 16:10 | |
86 | Sütterlin Jasha | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 16:44 | |
87 | Milan Jonathan | Lidl-Trek | + 16:44 | |
88 | Oliveira Ivo | UAE Team Emirates | + 17:11 | |
89 | Stewart Jake | Israel-Premier Tech | + 17:11 | |
90 | Cadena Edgar | Petrolike | + 17:58 | |
91 | Ariño Bolinches Gonzalo | Illes Balears Arabay Cycling | + 17:58 | |
92 | Petit Adrien | Intermarché-Wanty | + 18:00 | |
93 | Parra José Félix | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 18:21 | |
94 | Pickrell Riley | Israel-Premier Tech | + 18:21 | |
95 | Martinelli Alessio | VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | + 18:24 | |
96 | Portsmouth Tom | Wagner Bazin WB | + 18:39 | |
97 | Boardman Samuel | Project Echelon Racing | + 18:39 | |
98 | Macias Cesar | Petrolike | + 18:42 | |
99 | Vernon Ethan | Israel-Premier Tech | + 18:58 | |
100 | Bezza Quentin | Wagner Bazin WB | + 18:58 | |
101 | Thijssen Gerben | Intermarché-Wanty | + 19:05 | |
102 | Rojas Vicente | VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | + 19:26 | |
103 | Garcia Carlos | Petrolike | + 19:28 | |
104 | Prieto José Juan | Petrolike | + 19:28 | |
105 | Llaneras Pau | Illes Balears Arabay Cycling | + 19:30 | |
106 | Sentjens Sente | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 19:36 | |
107 | Leonard Michael | INEOS Grenadiers | + 19:51 | |
108 | Boven Lars | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 20:06 | |
109 | Smith Nathan | Team Novo Nordisk | + 20:13 | |
110 | Moscon Gianni | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 20:13 | |
111 | Riesebeek Oscar | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 20:17 | |
112 | Molenaar Alex | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 20:29 | |
113 | Planckaert Edward | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 20:41 | |
114 | Denz Nico | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 20:41 | |
115 | Berasategi Xabier | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 20:41 | |
116 | Kopecky Matyas | Team Novo Nordisk | + 20:52 | |
117 | Artz Huub | Intermarché-Wanty | + 20:52 | |
118 | Ridolfo Filippo | Team Novo Nordisk | + 20:52 | |
119 | Groves Kaden | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 21:03 | |
120 | Gervais Laurent | Project Echelon Racing | + 21:39 | |
121 | Leitão Iúri | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 21:59 | |
122 | Stites Tyler | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 21:59 | |
123 | Kamp Alexander | Intermarché-Wanty | + 22:44 | |
124 | Polga Antonio | Team Novo Nordisk | + 22:44 | |
125 | Hepburn Michael | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 22:44 | |
126 | Donaldson Robert | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 22:44 | |
127 | Elosegui Iñigo | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 22:44 | |
128 | McDonald Bailey | Team Novo Nordisk | + 22:44 | |
129 | Dina Marton | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 22:44 | |
130 | Van Hoecke Gijs | Intermarché-Wanty | + 22:44 | |
131 | Fernandez Miguel Angel | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 22:44 | |
132 | Johansen Julius | UAE Team Emirates | + 22:44 | |
133 | Classen Caleb | Project Echelon Racing | + 22:44 | |
134 | Gradek Kamil | Bahrain Victorious | + 22:49 | |
135 | Martin David | Burgos Burpellet BH | + 23:03 | |
136 | Lonardi Giovanni | Team Polti VisitMalta | + 23:10 | |
137 | Riera Joan Albert | Illes Balears Arabay Cycling | + 23:31 | |
138 | Steimle Jannik | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 23:35 | |
139 | Rhim Brendan | Project Echelon Racing | + 23:35 | |
140 | Okamika Ander | Burgos Burpellet BH | + 24:30 | |
141 | Bickmore Cade | Project Echelon Racing | + 24:32 | |
142 | Kminek Vojtech | Burgos Burpellet BH | + 24:35 | |
143 | Theuns Edward | Lidl-Trek | + 25:57 | |
144 | Consonni Simone | Lidl-Trek | + 25:57 | |
145 | Isasa Xabier | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 26:00 | |
146 | Zoccarato Samuele | Team Polti VisitMalta | + 26:29 |