Závod Kolem Murcie se v minulosti potýkal s problémy a z „etapáku“ byla dlouhé roky jenom klasika. Nyní se začíná blýskat na lepší časy a už podruhé se jely dvě etapy. Velmi dobře se předvedl Josef Černý (CCC), který v celkovém pořadí obsadil skvělé druhé místo!
Závod se začal vyvíjet velmi zajímavě. V úvodní etapě odskočila hned jedenáctka závodníků, kam se dostal Josef Černý a krom něj i Xandro Meurisse (Circus-Wanty Gobert), Nikita Stalnov (Astana), Adam De Vos (Rally Cycling), Lennard Kämna (Bora-hansgrohe), Thibault Guernalec (Arkéa Samsic) nebo Héctor Carretero (Movistar).
Byla to velmi silná skupina, navíc většina silných týmů zde měla svého zástupce, takže v pelotonu neměl moc kdo pracovat. To vyústilo v situaci, že únik dojel do cíle s náskokem bezmála 17 minut!
Finišovalo se v krátkém stoupání do Caravaca de la Cruz, které je i na seznamu UNESCO. Jako první zde byl Belgičan Xandro Meurisse, před Adamem De Vosem a Josefem Černým.
Xandro Meurisse triumfoval v úvodní etapě závodu Vuelta a Murcia (cyclingnews.com; 2020)Vuelta Ciclista a la Región de Murcia 2020, 1. etapa
| P. | Jméno | Tým | Čas/Body | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xandro Meurisse |  | CWG | 4:24:00 |
| 2 | Adam De Vos |  | RLY | + 0:00:04 |
| 3 | Josef Černý |  | CCC | + 0:00:11 |
| 4 | Thibault Guernalec |  | ARK | + 0:00:11 |
| 5 | Lennard Kämna |  | BOH | + 0:00:17 |
| 6 | Nikita Stalnov |  | AST | + 0:00:20 |
| 7 | Jefferson Cepeda |  | CJR | + 0:00:23 |
| 8 | Sergio García |  | KTX | + 0:00:29 |
| 9 | Héctor Carretero | | MOV | + 0:00:37 |
| 10 | Antonio Soto | | FOR | + 0:00:50 |
| P. | Jméno | Tým | Čas/Body | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xandro Meurisse | | CWG | 4:24:00 |
| 2 | Adam De Vos | | RLY | + 0:00:04 |
| 3 | Josef Černý | | CCC | + 0:00:11 |
| 4 | Thibault Guernalec | | ARK | + 0:00:11 |
| 5 | Lennard Kämna | | BOH | + 0:00:17 |
| 6 | Nikita Stalnov | | AST | + 0:00:20 |
| 7 | Jefferson Cepeda | | CJR | + 0:00:23 |
| 8 | Sergio García | | KTX | + 0:00:29 |
| 9 | Héctor Carretero | | MOV | + 0:00:37 |
| 10 | Antonio Soto | | FOR | + 0:00:50 |
| 11 | Clément Russo | | ARK | + 0:16:48 |
| 12 | Arjen Livyns | | WVA | + 0:16:49 |
| 13 | Patrick Bevin |  | CCC | + 0:16:49 |
| 14 | Kevin Deltombe | | SVB | + 0:16:49 |
| 15 | Alejandro Valverde | | MOV | + 0:16:49 |
| 16 | Felix Großschartner |  | BOH | + 0:16:49 |
| 17 | Martijn Budding |  | RIW | + 0:16:49 |
| 18 | Omar Fraile | | AST | + 0:16:49 |
| 19 | Rubén Fernández | | FOR | + 0:16:49 |
| 20 | Vicente De Mateos | | AVL | + 0:16:49 |
| 21 | Luis León Sánchez | | AST | + 0:16:49 |
| 22 | Matteo Trentin |  | CCC | + 0:16:49 |
| 23 | Aksel Nõmmela |  | WVA | + 0:16:49 |
| 24 | Willie Smit |  | BBH | + 0:16:49 |
| 25 | Dimitri Peyskens | | WVA | + 0:16:49 |
| 26 | Anthony Delaplace | | ARK | + 0:16:49 |
| 27 | Julien Mortier | | WVA | + 0:16:49 |
| 28 | Pierre-André Côte | | RLY | + 0:16:49 |
| 29 | Jhojan Garcia |  | CJR | + 0:16:49 |
| 30 | Diego Rubio | | BBH | + 0:16:49 |
| 31 | Thomas Sprengers | | SVB | + 0:16:49 |
| 32 | Kenny Molly | | WVA | + 0:16:49 |
| 33 | Carmelo Urbano | | CJR | + 0:16:49 |
| 34 | Giacomo Garavaglia | | KTX | + 0:16:49 |
| 35 | Joan Bou | | FOR | + 0:16:49 |
| 36 | Kristian Aasvold |  | RIW | + 0:16:49 |
| 37 | Jan Bakelants | | CWG | + 0:16:49 |
| 38 | Sindre Lunke | | RIW | + 0:17:01 |
| 39 | Juan Calle | | CJR | + 0:17:03 |
| 40 | Alex Molenaar | | BBH | + 0:17:04 |
| 41 | Oscar Hernández | | AVL | + 0:17:04 |
| 42 | Maurits Lammertink | | CWG | + 0:17:04 |
| 43 | Kiko Galván | | EKP | + 0:17:04 |
| 44 | Álvaro Cuadros | | CJR | + 0:17:04 |
| 45 | Ángel Madrazo | | BBH | + 0:17:04 |
| 46 | Rasmus Quaade |  | RIW | + 0:17:04 |
| 47 | Óscar Rodríguez | | AST | + 0:17:04 |
| 48 | Roger Adriá | | EKP | + 0:17:04 |
| 49 | Stephen Bassett |  | RLY | + 0:17:04 |
| 50 | Nathan Van Hooydonck | | CCC | + 0:17:04 |
| 51 | Ricardo Vilela |  | BBH | + 0:17:04 |
| 52 | Aaron Van Poucke | | SVB | + 0:17:04 |
| 53 | David De La Fuente | | AVL | + 0:17:04 |
| 54 | Erik Fetter |  | KTX | + 0:17:04 |
| 55 | Emerson Oronte | | RLY | + 0:17:04 |
| 56 | Imerio Cima | | GAZ | + 0:17:04 |
| 57 | Joel Nicolau | | CJR | + 0:17:04 |
| 58 | Laurens Huys | | WVA | + 0:17:04 |
| 59 | Laurent Pichon | | ARK | + 0:17:04 |
| 60 | Mikel Alonso | | FOR | + 0:17:04 |
| 61 | Aaron Verwilst | | SVB | + 0:17:04 |
| 62 | José Neves | | BBH | + 0:17:04 |
| 63 | Daniel Viegas | | KTX | + 0:17:04 |
| 64 | Donavan Grondin | | ARK | + 0:17:04 |
| 65 | Dzmitry Zhyhunou |  | FOR | + 0:17:04 |
| 66 | Diego Sevilla | | KTX | + 0:17:04 |
| 67 | Jaime Castrillo | | EKP | + 0:17:04 |
| 68 | Riccardo Verza | | KTX | + 0:17:04 |
| 69 | Mikel Iturria | | FOR | + 0:17:04 |
| 70 | Dmitry Sokolov |  | LOK | + 0:17:04 |
| 71 | Jempy Drücker |  | BOH | + 0:17:04 |
| 72 | Alessandro Fancellu | | KTX | + 0:17:04 |
| 73 | Sergei Chernetski | | GAZ | + 0:17:04 |
| 74 | Simone Petilli | | CWG | + 0:17:04 |
| 75 | Loïc Vliegen | | CWG | + 0:17:04 |
| 76 | Alexander Vdovin | | LOK | + 0:17:04 |
| 77 | Jetse Bol | | BBH | + 0:17:04 |
| 78 | Arseny Nikiforov | | LOK | + 0:17:04 |
| 79 | Nelson Oliveira | | MOV | + 0:17:04 |
| 80 | Gijs Van Hoecke | | CCC | + 0:17:04 |
| 81 | Jesús Del Pino | | AVL | + 0:17:04 |
| 82 | Martí Márquez | | EKP | + 0:17:04 |
| 83 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck | | CCC | + 0:17:04 |
| 84 | Nick Lijke | | RIW | + 0:17:04 |
| 85 | Aleksandr Barsov | | LOK | + 0:17:04 |
| 86 | Zhandos Bizhigitov | | AST | + 0:17:04 |
| 87 | Nigel Ellsay | | RLY | + 0:17:04 |
| 88 | Kirill Sveshnikov | | LOK | + 0:17:04 |
| 89 | Yevgeniy Gidich | | AST | + 0:17:04 |
| 90 | Daniil Fominykh | | AST | + 0:17:04 |
| 91 | Martín Bouzas | | EKP | + 0:17:04 |
| 92 | Denis Nekrasov | | GAZ | + 0:17:04 |
| 93 | Damiano Cima | | GAZ | + 0:17:04 |
| 94 | Íñigo Elosegui | | MOV | + 0:17:04 |
| 95 | Kamil Małecki |  | CCC | + 0:17:04 |
| 96 | Antonio Pedrero | | MOV | + 0:17:04 |
| 97 | Vladislav Kulikov | | GAZ | + 0:17:04 |
| 98 | Héctor Sáez | | CJR | + 0:17:04 |
| 99 | Matis Louvel | | ARK | + 0:17:04 |
| 100 | Emiel Planckaert | | SVB | + 0:17:04 |
| 101 | Amaury Capiot | | SVB | + 0:17:04 |
| 102 | Ibon Ruiz | | EKP | + 0:17:04 |
| 103 | Sergio Araiz | | EKP | + 0:17:04 |
| 104 | Matteo Dal-Cin | | RLY | + 0:17:04 |
| 105 | Thomas Boudat | | ARK | + 0:17:04 |
| 106 | Ty Magner | | RLY | + 0:18:04 |
| 107 | Sondre Enger | | RIW | + 0:18:16 |
| 108 | Peio Goikoetxea | | FOR | + 0:18:16 |
| 109 | Anton Kuzmin | | GAZ | + 0:18:20 |
| 110 | Tobias Kongstad | | RIW | + 0:18:22 |
| 111 | Igor Boev | | GAZ | + 0:18:22 |
| 112 | Aimé De Gendt | | CWG | + 0:18:27 |
| 113 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck | | CWG | + 0:18:29 |
| 114 | Lukas Pöstlberger | | BOH | + 0:18:31 |
| 115 | Andreas Schillinger | | BOH | + 0:18:41 |
| 116 | Pascal Ackermann | | BOH | + 0:18:41 |
| 117 | Rüdiger Selig | | BOH | + 0:18:44 |
| 118 | Albert Torres | | MOV | + 0:18:45 |
| 119 | Luc Wirtgen | | WVA | + 0:35:01 |
| 120 | Nuno Meireles | | AVL | + 0:35:16 |
| P. | Jméno | Tým | Čas/Body | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikita Stalnov | | AST | 16 |
| 2 | Jefferson Cepeda | | CJR | 10 |
| 3 | Héctor Carretero | | MOV | 6 |
| 4 | Adam De Vos | | RLY | 4 |
| 5 | Xandro Meurisse | | CWG | 2 |
| 6 | Thibault Guernalec | | ARK | 2 |
| 7 | Antonio Soto | | FOR | 2 |
| 8 | Lennard Kämna | | BOH | 1 |
| P. | Jméno | Tým | Čas/Body | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xandro Meurisse | | CWG | 25 |
| 2 | Adam De Vos | | RLY | 20 |
| 3 | Josef Černý | | CCC | 16 |
| 4 | Thibault Guernalec | | ARK | 14 |
| 5 | Lennard Kämna | | BOH | 12 |
| 6 | Nikita Stalnov | | AST | 10 |
| 7 | Jefferson Cepeda | | CJR | 9 |
| 8 | Sergio García | | KTX | 8 |
| 9 | Héctor Carretero | | MOV | 7 |
| 10 | Antonio Soto | | FOR | 6 |
| 11 | Clément Russo | | ARK | 5 |
| 12 | Arjen Livyns | | WVA | 4 |
| 13 | Patrick Bevin | | CCC | 3 |
| 14 | Kevin Deltombe | | SVB | 2 |
| 15 | Alejandro Valverde | | MOV | 1 |
| P. | Jméno | Tým | Čas/Body | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Arkéa - Samsic | | ARK | 13:45:48 |
| 2 | CCC Team | | CCC | + 0:00:01 |
| 3 | Circus - Wanty Gobert | | CWG | + 0:00:05 |
| 4 | Rally Cycling | | RLY | + 0:00:09 |
| 5 | Astana Pro Team | | AST | + 0:00:10 |
| 6 | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | | CJR | + 0:00:13 |
| 7 | Bora - Hansgrohe | | BOH | + 0:00:22 |
| 8 | Kometa - Xstra Cycling Team | | KTX | + 0:00:34 |
| 9 | Fundación - Orbea | | FOR | + 0:00:40 |
| 10 | Movistar Team | | MOV | + 0:00:42 |
| 11 | Bingoal - Wallonie Bruxelles | | WVA | + 0:16:39 |
| 12 | Riwal Securitas Cycling Team | | RIW | + 0:16:51 |
| 13 | Burgos - BH | | BBH | + 0:16:54 |
| 14 | Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | | SVB | + 0:16:54 |
| 15 | Aviludo - Louletano | | AVL | + 0:17:09 |
| 16 | Equipo Kern Pharma | | EKP | + 0:17:24 |
| 17 | Lokosphinx | | LOK | + 0:17:24 |
| 18 | Gazprom - RusVelo | | GAZ | + 0:17:24 |
Ve druhé etapě se do úniku dostala pouze dvojice Ángel Madrazo (Burgos-BH) a Riccardo Verza (Kometa-Xstra). Povedlo se jim v kopcovitém terénu ujet, ale pak rozjel svoji hru Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) a na stoupání nejvyšší kategorie, nazvané Cima Pantanni, Alto de Collado Bermejo zaútočil. Odjel s ním i Lennard Kämna, což byl nebezpečný muž, protože Němec ztrácel na Meurisseho jen 17 vteřin v celkovém pořadí.
Tato dvojice skvěle spolupracovala a dvacet kilometrů před cílem měla náskok minuty. Za nimi se ale zformovala silná stíhací skupina s Josefem Černým, Matteem Trentinem (oba CCC), Xandrem Meurissem, Luisem Leónem Sánchezem nebo Omarem Frailem (oba Astana), kteří dokázali Valverdeho s Kämnou dojet.
Toho využil Luis León Sánchez k útoku a dojel si pro etapové vítězství. Sedm vteřin po něm přijel Omar Fraile s Josefem Černým a Xandrem Meurissem na zadním kole.
Xandro Meurisse udržel vedení a vyhrál celkové pořadí na závodě Vuelta a Murcia o 11 vteřin před Josefem Černým a o 17 před Lennardem Kämnou.
Luis León Sánchez vyhrál druhou etapu Vuelta a Murcia (cyclingnews.com; 2020)Vuelta Ciclista a la Región de Murcia 2020, 2. etapa
| P. | Jméno | Tým | Čas/Body | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luis León Sánchez | | AST | 4:21:48 |
| 2 | Omar Fraile | | AST | + 0:00:07 |
| 3 | Josef Černý | | CCC | + 0:00:07 |
| 4 | Xandro Meurisse | | CWG | + 0:00:07 |
| 5 | Lennard Kämna | | BOH | + 0:00:07 |
| 6 | Vicente De Mateos | | AVL | + 0:00:07 |
| 7 | Alejandro Valverde | | MOV | + 0:00:20 |
| 8 | Felix Großschartner | | BOH | + 0:00:20 |
| 9 | Matteo Trentin | | CCC | + 0:00:20 |
| 10 | Kamil Małecki | | CCC | + 0:05:25 |
| P. | Jméno | Tým | Čas/Body | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omar Fraile | | AST | 18 |
| 2 | Nikita Stalnov | | AST | 18 |
| 3 | Lennard Kämna | | BOH | 13 |
| 4 | Alejandro Valverde | | MOV | 12 |
| 5 | Jefferson Cepeda | | CJR | 10 |
| 6 | Vicente De Mateos | | AVL | 9 |
| 7 | Xandro Meurisse | | CWG | 6 |
| 8 | Héctor Carretero | | MOV | 6 |
| 9 | Óscar Rodríguez | | AST | 6 |
| 10 | Nelson Oliveira | | MOV | 6 |
| 11 | Adam De Vos | | RLY | 4 |
| 12 | Thibault Guernalec | | ARK | 2 |
| 13 | Antonio Soto | | FOR | 2 |
| 14 | Antonio Pedrero | | MOV | 2 |
| P. | Jméno | Tým | Čas/Body | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xandro Meurisse | | CWG | 39 |
| 2 | Josef Černý | | CCC | 32 |
| 3 | Luis León Sánchez | | AST | 25 |
| 4 | Lennard Kämna | | BOH | 24 |
| 5 | Adam De Vos | | RLY | 20 |
| 6 | Omar Fraile | | AST | 20 |
| 7 | Thibault Guernalec | | ARK | 14 |
| 8 | Nikita Stalnov | | AST | 10 |
| 9 | Vicente De Mateos | | AVL | 10 |
| 10 | Alejandro Valverde | | MOV | 10 |
| 11 | Jefferson Cepeda | | CJR | 9 |
| 12 | Sergio García | | KTX | 8 |
| 13 | Felix Großschartner | | BOH | 8 |
| 14 | Héctor Carretero | | MOV | 7 |
| 15 | Matteo Trentin | | CCC | 7 |
| 16 | Patrick Bevin | | CCC | 7 |
| 17 | Antonio Soto | | FOR | 6 |
| 18 | Kamil Małecki | | CCC | 6 |
| 19 | Loïc Vliegen | | CWG | 5 |
| 20 | Arjen Livyns | | WVA | 4 |
| 21 | Laurens Huys | | WVA | 3 |
| 22 | José Neves | | BBH | 2 |
| 23 | Kevin Deltombe | | SVB | 2 |
| 24 | Willie Smit | | BBH | 1 |
| P. | Jméno | Tým | Čas/Body | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Astana Pro Team | | AST | 26:56:57 |
| 2 | CCC Team | | CCC | + 0:00:08 |
| 3 | Circus - Wanty Gobert | | CWG | + 0:05:37 |
| 4 | Bora - Hansgrohe | | BOH | + 0:06:45 |
| 5 | Movistar Team | | MOV | + 0:11:56 |
| 6 | Team Arkéa - Samsic | | ARK | + 0:16:39 |
| 7 | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | | CJR | + 0:21:49 |
| 8 | Fundación - Orbea | | FOR | + 0:22:26 |
| 9 | Burgos - BH | | BBH | + 0:27:45 |
| 10 | Bingoal - Wallonie Bruxelles | | WVA | + 0:27:49 |
| 11 | Kometa - Xstra Cycling Team | | KTX | + 0:29:31 |
| 12 | Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | | SVB | + 0:33:33 |
| 13 | Rally Cycling | | RLY | + 0:33:35 |
| 14 | Aviludo - Louletano | | AVL | + 0:35:19 |
| 15 | Riwal Securitas Cycling Team | | RIW | + 0:45:42 |
| 16 | Gazprom - RusVelo | | GAZ | + 1:02:32 |
Zdroje obrázků:
Cyclingnews (©2020): Vuelta a Murcia: Meurisse wins opening stage, https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-ciclista-a-la-region-de-murcia-costa-calida-2020/stage-1/results/ (16. 2. 2020)
Cyclingnews (©2020): Vuelta a Murcia: Luis León Sánchez wins stage 2, https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-ciclista-a-la-region-de-murcia-costa-calida-2020/stage-2/results/ (16. 2. 2020)
Cyclingnews (©2020): Vuelta a Murcia: Luis León Sánchez wins stage 2, https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-ciclista-a-la-region-de-murcia-costa-calida-2020/stage-2/results/ (16. 2. 2020)
