Spaniard Soler wins 2nd Vuelta stage

The 26-year-old Movistar professional was able to assert himself as a soloist on Thursday after 151,6 kilometers from Pamplona to Lekunberri, after he was able to break away from a leading group on the descent from the last mountain classification with 15 kilometers to go. Roglic defends red The Slovenian defending champion Primoz Roglic won the sprint of the pursuers 19 seconds later ahead of the Irishman Dan Martin and thus defended his red jersey as the overall leader of the 75th Tour of Spain. Soler's Spanish Movistar team had previously divided the field around 55 kilometers by increasing the pace in a wind break. After the second day of the Vuelta, Roglic now leads Martin by nine seconds, followed by former Giro winner Richard Carapaz from Ecuador. Once again, four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome was a shadow of his former self, reaching the finish more than ten minutes behind Roglic at the start. The 35-year-old Briton was also unable to keep up with the best on the second section and once again reached the day's finish a long way behind. After the start was originally planned in the Netherlands, the professional cyclists are challenged right from the start after moving to the Basque Country. Right at the start, defending champion Roglic demonstrated his strength on Tuesday and immediately took over the red jersey. On Thursday, the third stage leads over 166,1 kilometers from Lodosa to the mountain finish at La Laguna Negra de Vinuesa.

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Spaniard Soler wins 2nd Vuelta stage

Spanish professional cyclist Marc Soler has won the second stage of the Vuelta a España.

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