2011 Vuelta a Espana Results - Stage 2
Chris Sutton powers to victory in uphill sprint finish in stage 2 of the 2011 Vuelta a Espana ahead of Team Omega Pharma-Lotto's Vicente Reynes and Marcel Kittel of Team Skil-Shimano; Danele Bennati takes overall Vuelta lead from Leopard-Trek teammate Jakob Fuglsang.
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August 21, 2011: 2011 Vuelta a Espana / Tour of Spain 2011: Stage 2: La Nucía - Playas de Orihuela (172.5 km):
1 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Team Sky Procycling 04:11:41
2 Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto
3 Marcel Kittel (Ger) Skil - Shimano
4 Tyler Farrar (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo
5 Matti Breschel (Den) Rabobank Cycling Team
6 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard Trek
7 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Pro Team Astana
8 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
9 Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team
10 John Degenkolb (Ger) HTC-Highroad
11 Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale
12 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
13 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre - ISD
14 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team
15 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
16 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank Sungard
17 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
18 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
19 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard Trek
20 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD
21 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team
22 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team
23 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale
24 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Geox-TMC
25 Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
26 Koen De Kort (Ned) Skil - Shimano
27 Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling
28 Denis Menchov (Rus) Geox-TMC
29 Daniel Martin (Irl) Team Garmin-Cervelo
30 Sergio Pardilla Belllón (Spa) Movistar Team
31 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShack
32 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
33 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
34 David Blanco Rodriguez (Spa) Geox-TMC
35 Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Procycling
36 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
37 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quickstep Cycling Team
38 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team
39 Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
40 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
41 Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Pro Team Astana
42 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team
43 Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team
44 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team
45 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team
46 Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard
47 Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Geox-TMC
48 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team
49 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
50 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Movistar Team
51 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Team RadioShack 0:00:10
52 Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
53 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Geox-TMC
54 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Skil - Shimano
55 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
56 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Leopard Trek
57 Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team
58 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:00:13
59 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Team Garmin-Cervelo
60 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) ProTeam Astana
61 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Leopard Trek
62 Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) HTC-Highroad
63 Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack
64 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
65 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Team RadioShack
66 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling
67 Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team
68 Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Pro Team Astana
69 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Katusha Team
70 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha Team
71 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
72 Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada
73 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Katusha Team
74 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team
75 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
76 Marc De Maar (AHo) Quickstep Cycling Team
77 Gert Dockx (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
78 Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
79 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team
80 Vicente David Bernabeu Armengol (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada
81 Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling
82 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
83 Juan José Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
84 Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil - Shimano
85 Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team
86 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Pro Team Astana 0:00:20
87 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - ISD
88 José Luis Roldan Carmona (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada
89 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Pro Team Astana
90 Nicki Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard
91 Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - ISD
92 Juan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Katusha Team
93 Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
94 Mathieu Perget (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
95 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Geox-TMC
96 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
97 Adrián Palomares Villaplana (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada
98 Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
99 Andrey Mizourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
100 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Team RadioShack
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Overall 2011 Vuelta a Espana rankings after stage 2:
1 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard Trek 04:28:11
2 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard Trek
3 Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:04
4 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
5 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
6 John Degenkolb (Ger) HTC-Highroad 0:00:09
7 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Leopard Trek 0:00:10
8 Marcel Kittel (Ger) Skil - Shimano
9 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Pro Team Astana
10 Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Pro Team Astana
11 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Leopard Trek 0:00:13
12 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:14
13 Sergio Pardilla Belllón (Spa) Movistar Team
14 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Movistar Team
15 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team
16 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team 0:00:15
17 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quickstep Cycling Team
18 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team
19 Koen De Kort (Ned) Skil - Shimano 0:00:18
20 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
21 Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
22 Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) HTC-Highroad 0:00:22
23 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) ProTeam Astana 0:00:23
24 Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Pro Team Astana
25 Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team 0:00:25
26 Tyler Farrar (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo
27 Daniel Martin (Irl) Team Garmin-Cervelo
28 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team
29 Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team 0:00:27
30 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team
31 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team
32 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team
33 Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team
34 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:00:28
35 Marc De Maar (AHo) Quickstep Cycling Team
36 Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard
37 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Skil - Shimano
38 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShack 0:00:29
39 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:30
40 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
41 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team
42 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Pro Team Astana
43 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Pro Team Astana
44 Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team 0:00:31
45 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:00:32
46 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD
47 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 0:00:33
48 Matti Breschel (Den) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:35
49 Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:00:38
50 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Team Garmin-Cervelo
51 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
52 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha Team
53 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Katusha Team
54 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Team RadioShack 0:00:39
55 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
56 Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
57 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:00:41
58 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
59 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
60 Juan José Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
61 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:42
62 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
63 Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling
64 Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Procycling
65 Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack
66 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Team RadioShack
67 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:43
68 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Geox-TMC
69 Denis Menchov (Rus) Geox-TMC
70 David Blanco Rodriguez (Spa) Geox-TMC
71 Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Geox-TMC
72 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 0:00:46
73 Gert Dockx (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:00:47
74 Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team
75 Nicki Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard 0:00:48
76 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Team RadioShack 0:00:49
77 Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:50
78 Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:00:52
79 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
80 Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 0:00:53
81 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
82 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Geox-TMC
83 Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto
84 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:00:55
85 Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling
86 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:01:02
87 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Geox-TMC 0:01:03
88 Andrey Mizourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana 0:01:09
89 Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada 0:01:16
90 Vicente David Bernabeu Armengol (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada
91 Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil - Shimano 0:01:22
92 José Luis Roldan Carmona (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada 0:01:23
93 Adrián Palomares Villaplana (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada
94 Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada
95 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank Sungard
96 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:01:24
97 Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team 0:01:33
98 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team
99 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Katusha Team 0:01:45
100 Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:01:49