Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta del Sol: UCI WorldTeam UAE Emirates' Alessandro Covi seals win on stage two
Updated 17/02/2022 at 19:22 GMT
Belgian cyclist Rune Herregodts was something of a surprise in Wednesday's stage one victory at the Ruta del Sol 2022, and Thursday saw another rider come through for a win. Italian Alessandro Covi of UCI WorldTeam UAE was victorious with the early season tournament starting to heat up for the pack.
Alessandro Covi of UCI WorldTeam UAE Emirates won stage two of the Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta del Sol.
On a tough final climb up to Alcala la Real involving a punishing 11.5% gradient in the last kilometre, the win went to the Italian.
Stage one had been taken by Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise's Rune Herregodts and stage two was a gruelling exercise for the pack on a tough stage early in the season.
Herregodts finished well back, meaning Covi was quick enough to take the lead overall.
Covi put down a time of 3:57:46.
Astana Qazaqstan's Miguel Angel Lopez attempted to close the gap but could only manage second place, while Ivan Sosa (Movistar) took third.
Lopez was three seconds behind the winner, just a second ahead of Sosa.
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