Radprofi Lennard Kämna gropes to his racing shape after a long injury break. On the second stage of the Catalonia Tour, the 28-year-old finished with the main field without losing a time, was just 76. Just ahead of his former team-mate Emanuel Buchmann (80th).
The stage winner after 180.5 kilometers in the sprint in Figueres was the Brit Ethan Vernon (Israel Prime Minister Tech). The overall leadership claimed his compatriot Matthew Brennan (Visma lease a bike), the winner of the first stage came in second place this time. The Slovenian top star Primoz Roglic (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) arrived with Vernon as 48.
Training accident In April 2024
The former tour scheme winner Kämna, who was even more than eight minutes behind the top on the first stage, had suffered life-threatening injuries in April 2024 in a training accident. With his new team Lidl-Trek, he should slowly find old performance again. Like Kämna, Buchmann had also left the Red Bull team, the fourth fourth of 2019 dares to start a new beginning at Cofidis.
Meanwhile, Kämnas team had to cope with a setback. The Brit Tao Geoghegan Hart no longer competed in the second stage, the Giro winner of 2020 suffers from gastrointestinal problems.
The 104. Volta Ciclista a Catalunya leads from March 24 to 30, 2025 over a total of seven stages and 1,188 kilometers. The long third stage ends on Wednesday after 218.6 kilometers in La Molina.