Caleb Ewan (Jayco-AlUla) shot to victory on the second stage of the Vuelta a Burgos, the Australian triumphing on the uphill end at Ojo Guareña to attain his third win of 2024.
Roger Adrià (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) took second place as Iván García Cortina (Movistar) rounded out the rostrum.
Ewan’s win, which follows scorching on the heels of his Vuelta a Castilla y Leon victory, noticed him experience up entrance in second wheel for almost all of the 1.3km closing climb earlier than he jumped out of Remy Rochas’ (Groupama-FDJ) wheel in time for the closing dash.
He now takes over the chief’s jersey, mendacity stage on time with stage 1 winner Pavel Bittner (DSM-Firmenich PostNL), who completed ninth on the day.
“I knew it was going to be a tough end for me with an uphill like that, however I had good help in the course of the day,” Ewan stated after the stage. “I used to be actually motivated to complete it off as a result of I used to be a bit upset after yesterday’s stage so I’m pleased to drag it off right this moment.
“It was tremendous laborious. I feel they stunning a lot went full gasoline from backside to high. My legs had been hurting however I nonetheless had sufficient to do the dash ultimately.”
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