 Bertagnolli held off McGee at the finish |
Italy's Leonardo Bertagnolli won stage two of the Tour of Spain (Vuelta) between Granada and Cordoba on Sunday. Australia's Bradley McGee came in second, with Spain's Juan Antonio Flecha third.
Bertagnolli attacked on the final climb of San Jeronimo and was caught by McGee on the descent, but was stronger at the finish to come through first.
However, McGee - who finished third in the first stage on Saturday - is the new overall leader of the race.
Tour of Spain stage two results:
1 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis 4hrs 52mins 27secs
2 Bradley McGee (Aus) Fran�aise des Jeux
3 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Fassa Bortolo
4 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre-Caffita
5 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team
6 Unai Yus Kerejeta (Spa) Bouygues Telecom
7 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
8 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems +0.33secs
Leading overall positions:1 Bradley McGee (Aus) Fran�aise des Jeux 5hrs 2mins 1sec
2 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis +0.22secs
3 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Fassa Bortolo +0.31
4 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-W�rth Team
5 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre-Caffita +0.32
6 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir +0.35
7 Unai Yus Kerejeta (Spa) Bouygues Telecom +0.43
8 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic +0.52
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