Lampaert denies sprinters to claim stage two in Vuelta

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Yves Lampaert wins stage 2 vuelta 2017

Yves Lampaert (Quick-Step Floors) won the second stage of the 2017 Vuelta a Espana to cap a perfect performance by his team on a day where echelons tore the race to pieces in the final kilometers.

Lampaert broke clear of a splintered bunch in the final kilometre to take his first victory in a Grand Tour. Matteo Trentin beat Adam Blythe (Aqua Blue Sport) for second place with Edward Theuns (Trek-Segafredo) and Sacha Modolo (UAE Team Emirates) completing the top five.

“We planned with the team,” Lampaert said. “During the race there were no moments to make an echelon so we tried in the last ten kilometers. Niki (Terpstra) went full until the last three kilometers and then (Julian) Alaphilippe went. We were in the break with a few guys.

“Just before the roundabout they shouted at me to ‘go, go, go!’ and I knew that I can ride one kilometer quite fast and I am happy that I could finish it to the end. For the moment I don’t really realize it. I don’t know what’s happening but it’s really crazy for me.”

Vuelta a Espana 2017 – stage 2 results (Nimes – Gruissan):

1Yves Lampaert (Quick-Step Floors)

4:36:13

2Matteo Trentin (Quick-Step Floors)

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3Adam Blythe (Aqua Blue Sport)

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4Edward Theuns (Trek-Segafredo)

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5Sacha Modolo (UAE Team Emirates)

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6Michael Schwarzmann (Bora-hansgrohe)

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7Tom Van Asbroeck (Cannondale-Drapac)

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8Daniel Oss (BMC)

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9Patrick Konrad (Bora-hansgrohe)

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10Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain Merida)

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11Esteban Chaves (Orica-Scott)

+05”

12Simon Clarke (Cannondale-Drapac)

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13Juan Sebastian Molano (Manzana Postobon)

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14Marco Haller (Katusha-Alpecin)

+08”

15Youcef Reguigui (Dimension Data)

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16Chris Froome (Team Sky)

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17Daniel Hoelgaard (FDJ)

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18Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors)

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19Fabio Aru (Astana)

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20Rui Costa (UAE Team Emirates)

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General classification after stage 2:

1Yves Lampaert (Quick-Step Floors)

4:52:07

2Matteo Trentin (Quick-Step Floors)

+01”

3Daniel Oss (BMC)

+03”

4Tejay van Garderen (BMC)

+17”

5Nicolas Roche (BMC)

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6Rohan Dennis (BMC)

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7Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors)

+18”

8Wilco Kelderman (Team Sunweb)

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9Chris Froome (Team Sky)

+21”

10Wout Poels (Team Sky)

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11David de la Cruz (Quick-Step Floors)

+23”

12Warren Barguil (Team Sunweb)

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13Bob Jungels (Quick-Step Floors)

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14Sam Oomen (Team Sunweb)

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15Søren Kragh Andersen (Team Sunweb)

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16Patrick Konrad (Bora-hansgrohe)

+25”

17Esteban Chaves (Orica-Scott)

+26”

18Gianni Moscon (Team Sky)

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19Adam Yates (Orica-Scott)

+29”

20Rafal Majka (Bora-hansgrohe)

+33”

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