Orisha TV / Ruta del Sol Stage 2 Highlights: Details.

  • 00'38": Triki and Santos González at the top of Alto de las Siete Pilillas
  • 00'45": the first seven chasers come in some 20 seconds behind.
  • 00'52": Triki outsprints Santos González at the Mancha Real Meta Volante.
  • 01'00": The two guys are joined by the other escapees (Lloret, Luengo, Calvente, Domínguez, Del Nero, Martínez, Almagro) to form the nine-man "break of the day".
  • 01'50": Front group and main bunch on the Cat. 3 Alto de Bermez, 60 km. into the stage.
  • 01'57": Santos González comes first over the top of the climb.
  • 02'30": the next KOM Prime (Alto de Guadahortuna, Cat. 3).
  • 02'50": Manolo and Santos make the right move on the last ascent, Alto de La Guardia.
  • 03'18": And they work well together.
  • 03'30": So well that the two frontunners succeed in making it to Jaén.
  • 03'45": While the bunch - with Tom Boonen in the middle of it - takes it (quite) easy.
  • 04'10": Lloret and González get ready for the finish.
  • 04'46": And here comes the sprint: Santos attacks early. Too early. And Lloret easily comes around him and takes his first win as a pro.
  • 05'32": The two-man sprint in slow motion.
  • 05'40": The small bunch battle for third place, won by Andalusia's Calvente.
  • 06'09": The bunch sprint (very significant in overall leadership terms).