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Impey wins stage 2 but Rojas leads Basque Country

The Columbian
Published: April 2, 2012, 5:00pm

VITORIA, Spain (AP) — South African cyclist Daryl Impey won the second stage of the Tour of Basque Country on Tuesday, and Jose Joaquin Rojas of Spain maintained the overall lead.

Impey completed the mountainous 166-kilometer (103-mile) ride in wet and cold conditions in 4 hours, 10 minutes, 7 seconds, finishing just ahead of Allan Davis of Australia and Davide Appollonio of Italy.

Rojas was next and has an overall time of 8:07:51, the same as the 91 other cyclists in the race.

The third of six stages Wednesday is a 164-kilometer (102-mile) mountainous route that finishes in Eibar.

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