An explosive and spectacular stage, the second of the Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta del Sol, the Alcaudete - Torredelcampo of 133.2 km. Practically devoid of flat terrain, today's stage saw sparks flying from the first kilometers and ultimately led to Tom Pidcock's triumph, securing his fourth victory this season. The Q36.5 Pro Cycling rider preceded Colombian Brandon Rivera of Ineos Grenadiers and Frenchman Pavel Sivakov of UAE Emirates XRG, who was third yesterday.

THE RACE. UAE, having been defeated by Van Gils in the opening stage, animated the race from the very beginning, particularly through young Igor Arrieta, who initiated several actions that gradually broke up the peloton. It was then Sivakov who gave new momentum to the action and put pressure on leader Van Gils. In the end, Berthet, Pidcock, Mas, and Rivera found themselves at the front, with Van Gils, despite the great work of Giovanni Aleotti, unable to close the gap and forced to surrender the leader's jersey to Pavel Sivakov at the finish line.

THE RESULTS

GC
1. Sivakov Pavel (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) in 7:41:34
2. Berthet Clément (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) + 23
3. Pidcock Tom (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) + 32
4. Van Gils Maxim (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) + 01:03
5. Wellens Tim (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) + 01:03
6. Soler Marc (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) + 01:39
7. Cras Steff (Team TotalEnergies) + 01:42
8. Staune-Mittet Johannes (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) + 02:43
9. Hoelgaard Markus (Uno-X Mobility) + 02:46
10. Prodhomme Nicolas (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) + 03:03