Mavi Garcíá gained stage 2 of the Vuelta Ciclista Andalucia Women within the early-summer warmth of southern Spain, ending an 11-month drought for the reigning Spanish National Champion.
On a second straight day of outright domination by the Liv AIUIAa Jayco squad, stage 1 winner Silke Smulders positioned second a number of seconds behind, with Mie Bjørndal Ottestad (Uno-X Mobility) in third.
The three riders escaped from a key 14-strong transfer that fashioned midway by way of the rugged 148.8 kilometre stage from Arjona to Otura near Grenada.
As temperatures soared to the mid-30s on a day of intense warmth in southern Spain, Garcíá took off a kilometre from the road for her first win since claiming her fifth National Championships street title final June.
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