Tour de la Provence. Stage 2. Aleksandr Vlasov takes solo victory with Lutsenko sprinting to third on La Ciotat
(WorldNews Asia)

On today`s Valentine`s Day the peloton had to cover 175km from Aubagne up to La Ciotat including four demanding climbs and a total ascent of 2700m in climbing. From the drop of the flag, the day`s breakaway formed as a trio went up the road. The escapees built up an advantage of several minutes over the pack, where Astana took over control of the pace together with two other teams. The Kazakh team put in a strong effort to decrease the gap of the break, setting up for an attack on...