Local rider Carlos Canal (Movistar) has taken a long-sought first pro win victory from a front group of 30 riders on stage 2 of O Gran Camiño.
Led out by teammates Nelson Oliveira and Iván Romeo, the Galicia-born Canal blasted to the front of the group 200 metres from the line at Barreiros to claim the win.
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How it unfolded
Approaching the first climb of the day, the third-category Alto da Gañidoira, three riders managed to get ahead – Jakub Otruba (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), Sinuhé Fernández (Burgos-Burpellet-BH) and Tomas Contte (Aviludo-Louletano-Loulé). This sparked a counter-move before the summit by Joaquim Silva (Efapel) and Danny van der Tuuk (Euskaltel-Euskadi). Then on the rolling downhill that followed, a further three attackers tested their luck:
Rúben Rodrigues (Feira dos Sofás-Boavista), Hugo Nunes (Credibom-LA Alumínios-Marcos Car) and finally Hubert Lamothe (Meridian Racing p/b de la Uz). After fusing with 91km to go and gaining an advantage of more than four minutes on the peloton, the break of the day was definitively formed.
Of the eight, Otruba, a former Czech National TT champion, fifth in the Camino’s opening time trial and just 39 seconds down on winner and race leader Johansen, had the most to gain GC-wise. However, major pressure from UAE in the pack led much of that advantage to…
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