STAGE 2 RESULTS – LA VUELTA A ESPANA 2021 – PHILIPSEN SHOWS OFF TOUR FORM
Alpecin’s Jasper Philipsen won a classic mass bunch sprint on the second stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Sunday, edging out Deceuninck’s Fabio Jakobsen and Bike Exchange’s Michael Matthews. Jumbo’s defending champion Primoz Roglic retains the overall leader’s red jersey while Philipsen took the green sprint jersey thanks to his sprint-finish win after a 103 mile flat run from Caleruega to Burgos in 92F heat. British hope Adam Yates lost around 30 seconds on the day and several riders were held up by a late crash a few miles from the finish as teams jostled for position. This victory means Philipsen rounded out a trio of victories for the second-tier team Alpecin-Fenix after Tim Merlier won the first bunch sprint on the Giro d’Italia and on the Tour de France this year.
“It just shows how everyone from the team is really motivated,” said Philipsen, who was in the first three six times on the Tour de France in July.
“I had a lot of support and this is how we can win sprints. Each of us can be very happy tonight and we start this Grand Tour in a good way.”
STAGE 2 RESULTS
| 1 | PHILIPSEN Jasper | Alpecin-Fenix | 3:58:57 |
| 2 | JAKOBSEN Fabio | Deceuninck – Quick Step | 0:00 |
| 3 | MATTHEWS Michael | Team BikeExchange | 0:00 |
| 4 | MOLANO Juan Sebastián | UAE-Team Emirates | 0:00 |
| 5 | ARANBURU Alex | Astana – Premier Tech | 0:00 |
| 6 | ABERASTURI Jon | Caja Rural – Seguros RGA | 0:00 |
| 7 | LAAS Martin | BORA – hansgrohe | 0:00 |
| 8 | MINALI Riccardo | Intermarché – Wanty – Gobert Matériaux | 0:00 |
| 9 | VERMEERSCH Florian | Lotto Soudal | 0:00 |
| 10 | ALLEGAERT Piet | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | 0:00 |
OVERALL STANDINGS
| 1 | ROGLIČ Primož | Team Jumbo-Visma | 4:07:29 |
| 2 | ARANBURU Alex | Astana – Premier Tech | 0:04 |
| 3 | MATTHEWS Michael | Team BikeExchange | 0:10 |
| 4 | ČERNÝ Josef | Deceuninck – Quick Step | 0:10 |
| 5 | VAN BAARLE Dylan | INEOS Grenadiers | 0:11 |
| 6 | BAGIOLI Andrea | Deceuninck – Quick Step | 0:12 |
| 7 | VLASOV Aleksandr | Astana – Premier Tech | 0:14 |
| 8 | POLANC Jan | UAE-Team Emirates | 0:15 |
| 9 | KUSS Sepp | Team Jumbo-Visma | 0:15 |
| 10 | HAGA Chad | Team DSM | 0:17 |
RBA/AFP Photos: Bettini
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