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The Australian signed his first WorldTour victory on Tuesday. At 23, the BikeExchange rider sprinted Bauhaus and Hofstetter.
Kaden Groves scored his first WorldTour victory on Tuesday in Spain.
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Australian Kaden Groves was fastest in the second stage of the Tour of Catalonia on Tuesday in Perpignan.
Norwegian Jonas Hvideberg (DSM) pocketed bonuses during the stage and stripped Australian Michael Matthews of the leader’s jersey.
Groves (23), who had never won in the WorldTour before, came up in the last meters the German Phil Bauhaus. Frenchman Hugo Hofstetter took third place.
Simon Yates accumulates problems
In this 202 kilometer stage from Spain to France, the Briton Simon Yates found himself at the back 16 kilometers from the finish, following racing incidents (fall and mechanical incident). He finally conceded regarding thirty seconds to the other candidates for the final victory.
On Wednesday, the third stage returns to Spain on a 161 kilometer route between Perpignan and the resort of La Molina. The final ascent (12 km at 4.5%), which had seen the victory of Colombian Miguel Angel Lopez in 2019, leads to an altitude of 1691 meters.
(AFP)
