Prueba Villafranca: Team BikeExchange - Jayco take one-two win as Simon Yates returns to winning ways

Team BikeExchange - Jayco have taken a one-two win at the Prueba Villafranca, a race which has seen Simon Yates back to competition as he took no time to get back to his winning ways with a solo move towards the finale.

Yates attacked on the final climb of the day and saw himself solo off the front inside the final 10 kilometers. The Briton is back to strong form, which combined with team support in the chasing group saw the gap quickly extend, and Yates rode to his sixth win of the season. Teammate Dion Smith rode to second place in the sprint, with Xavier Cañellas finishing a breakthrough third spot.

POS RIDER TEAM UCI TIJD

1 GBR YATES Simon Team BikeExchange-Jayco 125 03:52:51

2 NZL SMITH Dion Team BikeExchange-Jayco 85 + 10

3 ESP CAÑELLAS Xavier JAVA Kiwi Atlántico 70 + 10

4 ESP AYUSO Juan UAE Team Emirates 60 + 10

5 ITA BATTISTELLA Samuele Astana Qazaqstan Team 50 + 10

6 ESP PEDRERO Antonio Movistar Team 40 + 10

7 ITA PICCOLO Andrea Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli 35 + 10

8 ESP BARCELÓ Fernando Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 30 + 10

9 FRA GESBERT Elie Team Arkéa-Samsic 25 + 10

10 FRA DELAPLACE Anthony Team Arkéa-Samsic 20 + 10

11 ITA FEDELI Alessandro EOLO-Kometa Cycling Team 15 + 10

12 NED BOL Jetse Burgos-BH 10 + 10

13 ESP NICOLAU Joel Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 5 + 10

14 COL UMBA Santiago Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli 5 + 10

15 COL CHAVES Esteban EF Education-EasyPost 5 + 10

16 SLO POLANC Jan UAE Team Emirates 3 + 10

17 NOR HAGEN Carl Fredrik Israel-Premier Tech 3 + 10

18 CAN PICCOLI James Israel-Premier Tech 3 + 10

19 ESP LASTRA Jonathan Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 3 + 10

20 FRA FERRON Valentin TotalEnergies 3 + 10

21 ESP CUADRADO Unai Euskaltel-Euskadi 3 + 10

22 AUS HAMILTON Lucas Team BikeExchange-Jayco 3 + 10

23 MON LANGELLOTTI Victor Burgos-BH 3 + 10

24 ESP MADRAZO Angel Burgos-BH 3 + 10

25 ESP CARRETERO Hector Equipo Kern Pharma 3 + 10

26 RSA DE BOD Stefan Astana Qazaqstan Team + 10

27 ESP ADRIÁ Roger Equipo Kern Pharma + 10

28 ESP NAVARRO Daniel Burgos-BH + 13

29 ESP ITURRIA Mikel Euskaltel-Euskadi + 13

30 ESP BIZKARRA Mikel Euskaltel-Euskadi + 13

31 GBR CARTHY Hugh EF Education-EasyPost + 13

32 ESP BERRADE Urko Equipo Kern Pharma + 32

33 RSA GIBBONS Ryan UAE Team Emirates + 01:15

34 ESP ANGULO Antonio Euskaltel-Euskadi + 01:15

35 USA ROSSKOPF Joey Human Powered Health + 01:15

36 NED MAAS Jan Team BikeExchange-Jayco + 01:15

37 ESP SERRANO Gonzalo Movistar Team + 01:15

38 ESP IZAGIRRE Gorka Movistar Team + 01:15

39 ESP MIQUEL DELGADO Pau Equipo Kern Pharma + 01:15

40 ITA RAVASI Edward EOLO-Kometa Cycling Team + 01:15

41 PAN GONZALEZ Roberto JAVA Kiwi Atlántico + 01:15

42 ESP MARTIN Sergio Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 01:15

43 ETH GRMAY Tsgabu Team BikeExchange-Jayco + 01:15

44 ESP ARRIETA Igor Equipo Kern Pharma + 01:15

45 ARG SEPULVEDA Eduardo Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli + 01:15

46 ITA NIBALI Vincenzo Astana Qazaqstan Team + 01:15

47 ESP ROPERO Alejandro EOLO-Kometa Cycling Team + 01:15

48 ESP LOPEZ CARAVACA Jordi Equipo Kern Pharma + 01:15

49 ECU CAICEDO Jonathan EF Education-EasyPost + 01:20

50 ITA DE MARCHI Alessandro Israel-Premier Tech + 01:21

51 GBR ARMSTRONG Thomas Electro Hiper Europa-Caldas + 01:59

52 ESP BARRENETXEA Jon Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 01:59