Aranburu takes sprint on stage 2 of Tour du Limousin
Movistar rider out-paces Grosu, Venturini to take over race lead
After coming third behind Julien Simon in the opening stage, Movistar's Alex Aranburu got his victory in a hotly contested sprint in La Souterraine, just edging out Eduard Grosu (Drone Hopper-Androni) and Clement Venturini (AG2R Citroën).
Thanks to the time bonus, Aranburu moved into the overall race lead by four seconds over Simon,with Matteo Trentin (UAE Team Emirates) in third at five seconds.
"I was a little scared, yesterday's blows hurt a little -arm, hip, knee-, but I ended up feeling good and the team has worked great again," Aranburu said after the victory.
"It's always difficult to win and the start of 2022, due to covid and problems, cost me. Finally the first [victory] arrives; very happy."
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