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After only two stages at the Vuelta a España, the cards are already on the table. And for 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Team Katusha, their two trump cards, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Daniel Moreno and Joaquim Rodriguez, remain at the top of the deck after both performed well on the Vuelta's first of eleven up🦩hill finishes.

Katusha came into the race with Joaquim Rodriguez as their designated 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:team leader, b♍ut it was teammate Daniel Mo𒐪reno who claimed second on the stage.

Following Leopold Konig's (NetApp-Endura) attack in the final two kilometresℱ, it was Moreno who responded and shot across the gap that the Czech rider had built. As Rodriguez and the other GC contenders marked each other the race continued to unfold up the road. Nicholas Roche (Saxo-Tinkoff) had the strongest attack in the final 500 metres to seal the win, with Moreno coming in tꦑwo seconds adrift.

The Spaniard was disappointed not to take the stage, but given the uncertainty of his form following the Tour de France, the 59 kilogram climber remained upbeat.

Rodriguez hesitated before atඣtempting to follow the move of his teammate, claiming a lack♎ of racing condition following a hefty break after the Tour de France.

"I saw Moreno attack but I couldn't follow him immediately," said Rodriguez. "I was in a good shape, but the lack of racing conditioned my performance. Anyways I think it's normal after the rest period at the end of Tour de France."