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March 21, 2017
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2017 – Stage 2 – Pla de l’Estany – Banyoles (TTT) – 41,3 km
The 2017 Volta a Catalunya is a road cycling stage race that is scheduled to take place between 20 and 26 March.
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Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2017 – Stage 2 – Pla de l’Estany – Banyoles (TTT) – 41,3 km
March 21, 2017
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2017 – Stage 2 – Pla de l’Estany – Banyoles (TTT) – 41,3 km
The 2017 Volta a Catalunya is a road cycling stage race that is scheduled to take place between 20 and 26 March. It will be the 97th edition of the Volta a Catalunya and will be the ninth event of the 2017 UCI World Tour.
Alejandro Valverde and his Movistar team put in a winning display on stage 2 of the Volta a Catalunya, taking the 43.1 kilometre team time trial from Pla de l’Estany to Banyoles in a time of 48:55.
The Spanish team finished two seconds clear of BMC Racing, with Chris Froome and Team Sky in third, 46 seconds down. The win was not without controversy with Valverde’s teammate, Jose Rojas, stripped of the leader’s jersey after he was docked time for taking a push during the stage. Rojas had crossed the line at the front of the Movistar team and conducted both podium celebrations and television interviews before race judges intervened and docked the Spanish rider three minutes.
The distance of the stage and the undulating parcours caused significant gaps in the overall standings. Alberto Contador and Trek-Segafredo limited their losses well to finish fourth at 1:15, but Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale), Dan Martin (QuickStep Floors) and Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha) lost more than two minutes and any likely hopes of finishing on the podium.
Results :
1 Movistar Team 0:48:55
2 BMC Racing Team 0:00:02
3 Team Sky 0:00:46
4 Trek-Segafredo 0:01:15
5 Orica-Scott 0:01:19
6 FDJ 0:01:44
7 Team LottoNl-Jumbo 0:01:48
8 Astana Pro Team 0:02:05
9 Lotto Soudal 0:02:10
10 Quick-Step Floors 0:02:13
11 AG2R La Mondiale 0:02:15
12 Bora-Hansgrohe 0:02:27
13 CCC Sprandi Polkowice 0:02:37
14 Katusha-Alpecin 0:02:47
15 UAE Team Emirates 0:02:58
16 Team Sunweb 0:03:04
17 Bahrain-Merida 0:03:26
18 Cannondale-Drapac 0:03:30
19 Dimension Data 0:03:31
20 Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij 0:03:45
21 Wanty – Groupe Gobert 0:04:04
22 Manzana Postobon 0:04:24
23 Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:04:27
24 Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 0:04:36
25 Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team 0:05:19
General classification after stage 2 :
1 Jose Rojas (Spa) Movistar Team 5:17:16
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team
3 Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team
4 Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Movistar Team
5 Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team
6 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team
7 Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar Team
8 Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Movistar Team
9 Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:00:02
10 Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team
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The 2017 Volta a Catalunya is a road cycling stage race that is scheduled to take place between 20 and 26 March. It will be the 97th edition of the Volta a Catalunya and will be the ninth event of the 2017 UCI World Tour.
Alejandro Valverde and his Movistar team put in a winning display on stage 2 of the Volta a Catalunya, taking the 43.1 kilometre team time trial from Pla de l'Estany to Banyoles in a time of 48:55.
The Spanish team finished two seconds clear of BMC Racing, with Chris Froome and Team Sky in third, 46 seconds down. The win was not without controversy with Valverde’s teammate, Jose Rojas, stripped of the leader’s jersey after he was docked time for taking a push during the stage. Rojas had crossed the line at the front of the Movistar team and conducted both podium celebrations and television interviews before race judges intervened and docked the Spanish rider three minutes.
The distance of the stage and the undulating parcours caused significant gaps in the overall standings. Alberto Contador and Trek-Segafredo limited their losses well to finish fourth at 1:15, but Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale), Dan Martin (QuickStep Floors) and Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha) lost more than two minutes and any likely hopes of finishing on the podium.
<strong>Results : </strong>
1 Movistar Team 0:48:55
2 BMC Racing Team 0:00:02
3 Team Sky 0:00:46
4 Trek-Segafredo 0:01:15
5 Orica-Scott 0:01:19
6 FDJ 0:01:44
7 Team LottoNl-Jumbo 0:01:48
8 Astana Pro Team 0:02:05
9 Lotto Soudal 0:02:10
10 Quick-Step Floors 0:02:13
11 AG2R La Mondiale 0:02:15
12 Bora-Hansgrohe 0:02:27
13 CCC Sprandi Polkowice 0:02:37
14 Katusha-Alpecin 0:02:47
15 UAE Team Emirates 0:02:58
16 Team Sunweb 0:03:04
17 Bahrain-Merida 0:03:26
18 Cannondale-Drapac 0:03:30
19 Dimension Data 0:03:31
20 Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij 0:03:45
21 Wanty - Groupe Gobert 0:04:04
22 Manzana Postobon 0:04:24
23 Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:04:27
24 Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 0:04:36
25 Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team 0:05:19
<strong>General classification after stage 2 : </strong>
1 Jose Rojas (Spa) Movistar Team 5:17:16
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team
3 Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team
4 Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Movistar Team
5 Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team
6 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team
7 Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar Team
8 Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Movistar Team
9 Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:00:02
10 Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team
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