Stage win moves Valverde into pole position at Volta a Catalunya

Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) has left no doubt as to who will be the rider to beat in the Volta a Catalunya after he ripped up his team’s own script and won the stage 2 bunch sprint.

Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.