Guapiles, Costa Rica: Anton Varabei of team for the Planet earn a second podium for the team in as many days. Once again, the race started under heavy rain which took the peloton from Limon to Guapiles for 174km.

Race description:
174km - flat  - (1262m)

Race map:
Limon - Guapiles

How it unfold:
Today was another flat stage of 174 kms before the race starts to pass through the mountains and the team was looking to get another podium result.

The race started off fast with most teams interested to be in the breakaway, but nothing would stick for the first 40 km's. It was then that a move of 7 riders finally formalized including our own Team for the Planet rider Anton Varabei. The breakaway reached up to an enormous gap of 12 min to the peloton at some point, and shedding two riders in the process. Five men kept on pushing steadily until final 3 kms where they started to play cat and mouse games.

The group ended up sprinting to the line with Varabei coming in 2nd, a bike length short of the Victory! Great racing from Team 1% For the Planet so far. Anton now sits 2nd overall and Jean-Michel not far behind in 8th. For the team standing, Team For the Planet tops the fields ! (mistake in results puts us in 4th)


Results: - full results - video report

Stage 2, 174.03 km -  avg speed 41,5km/h
1- Jose Vega, JPS Giant, 4h 11m 27
2- Anton Varabei, 1% for the Planet, même temps
3- Arthur Arshov, Rusvelo, même temps
8- Jean-Michel Lachance, 1% for the Planet, + 5m 34
25- Ryan Roth, 1% for the Planet, +5min 34
30- Étienne Samson, 1% for the Planet, same time
50- Julien Gagné, 1% for the Planet, same time

General classification
1- Jose Vega, JPS Giant, 7h 11m 06
2- Anton Varabei, 1% for the Planet, à 8 sec
3- Romel Morales, BCR Pizza Hut, à 9 sec
8- Jean-Michel Lachance, 1% for the Planet, à 3m 16
49- Julien Gagné, 1% for the Planet, à 5m 48
74- Étienne Samson, 1% for the Planet, à 24m 20

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Photo credit: Federacion Costaricense de Ciclismo - Fecoci.net (photo 1 and 2)  / Coopenae Movistar team (sprint peloton)
Altimeteria and map: Garmin