Homing in on CP2

PICO DE JAVALAMBRE

Towering above the riders in the region of Aragon is CP2 and with it comes a world of adventure.

There is no mandatory parcours for this checkpoint but while there is a perfectly good paved road to the top, the terrain of choice for most riders has so far been gravel as we saw earlier with Ulrich.

THE RACE FOR SECOND

Sami, Brian and Bruno are all within 10km of each other, so second place is anyone's for now.

Bruno looking cool, calm and collected on his way to CP3.

CROSS WINDS FOR ULRICH

At the front of the race, it's been quite a day for Ulrich as he battled wind and heat as predicted by the race organisers, David and Carlos.

It looks like Ulrich will pass CP3, Cabo de Gata, and possibly the highest of all the checkpoints, CP4, Pico Veleta. Will he sleep or press on?