VALVERDE POWERS INTO LEAD IN VUELTA

Alejandro Valverde Tour of Spain stage 2

Stage two?s uphill finish of the Vuelta at Jaén saw Alejandro Valverde blast off in the final 200 metres for a classy victory - and the overall lead.

He?s done it again. Wherever there?s an uphill finish in a stage race, you can always count on Alejandro Valverde to be the top favourite to win it. So the two-kilometre long drag up through the streets of Jaén was perfect terrain for the Caisse D?Epargne pro to blast away from his rivals - and Valverde used it.

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TOUR OF SPAIN 2008

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