La Vuelta well under way as riders move into stage three

The 203.4km stage two began on Sunday once again in Nîmes and finished in Gruissan on the south coast of France. The race was won by Belgian Yves Lampaert, who becomes the first Belgian rider to lead in general classification since Phillipe Gilbert in 2010. Chris Froome suffered a puncture in the final 75km but he was back under way quickly with help from his team mates.

Lampaert was able to clinch victory in the final 5km of the race followed across the line by his Italian team mate Matteo Trentin. Meanwhile Sheffield-born Adam Blythe finished stage two in an excellent third place.

Stage three of La Vuelta began on Monday, a stage while entails a gruelling 158.5km through the Pyrenees and will end in Andorra. Chris Froome enters the third stage in ninth in the overall classification standings.