Volta a Catalunya: Bouhanni overcomes illness to claim second straight stage

To those watching the Volta a Catalunya, Nacer Bouhanni’s surging drive up the Avenida des Reis Catolicos in Olot to triumph on stage 2 on Tuesday may well have looked like a near-carbon copy of his equally clear stage 1 bunch sprint victory in the Calle San Jaume in Calella the day before. However, illness made the stage 2 win tougher than it appeared, the Cofidis rider later revealed.