Volta a Catalunya 2025: Sprint triumph Vernon, Brennan still leader

Ethan Vernon - Volta a Catalunya 2025: Sprint triumph Vernon, Brennan still leaderfoto: Cor Vos​The 2nd stage of the Volta a Catalunya extends an open invitation to the sprinters, which ​Ethan Vernon gratefully accepts by storming to victory. ​Matthew Brennan finishes second to cement his lead in the GC. (Slideshow route/profile)

Results 2nd stage 2025 Volta a Catalunya

1. ​Ethan Vernon (gbr)
2. Matthew Brennan (gbr) s.t.
3. Kaden Groves (aus) s.t.
4. Axel Laurance (fra) s.t.
5. Pavel Bittner (cze) s.t.
6. Dorian Godon (fra) s.t.
7. Marijn van den Berg (nld) s.t.
8. Stanisław Aniołkowski (pol) s.t.
9. Dion Smith (nzl) s.t.
10. Anders Foldager (den) s.t.

GC after stage 2
1. ​Matthew Brennan (gbr)
2. Kaden Groves (aus) + 0.06
3. Tibor Del Grosso (nld) + 0.12
4. Enric Mas (spa) + 0.13
5. Juan Ayuso (spa) s.t.
6. Primoz Roglic (slo) + 0.15
7. Dorian Godon (fra) + 0.16
7. Andrea Vendrame (ita) s.t.
8. Junior Lecerf (bel) s.t.
9. Pavel Bittner (cze) s.t.

Race report
KOM leader Danny van der Tuuk attacks from the start alongside Diego Uriarte and Calum Johnston. The trio opens up a 4-minute lead.

​On the Coll Puig del Pení, the gap drops below 1 minute, but Van der Tuuk does not hae to worry and he wins the KOM sprint at the summit. By that time, the gap has widened back to 2 minutes.​

On the Coll de Sant Pere de Rodes, the peloton, led by Visma | Lease a Bike and Alpecin-Deceuninck, increases the pace again. Johnston drops from the breakaway, while Mario Aparicio jumps across to the leaders. He leaves them behind to take most KOM points at the top.

The peloton is bunched again at the end of the descent, and it remains bunched towards finishing venue Figueres, while Juan Ayuso bags 3 seconds in the intermediate sprnt in Garriguella.

In the ensuing bunch sprint in Figueres, it is Ethan Vernon who edges out Matthew Brennan or the win. Kaden Groves comes home in third position, so Brennan extends his GC lead by 2 bonus seconds.

Another interesting read: route 2nd stage 2025 Volta a Catalunya.

Volta a Catalunya 2025, stage 2: video, routes, profiles

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