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Article: Italy's Bertagnolli wins second stage of Vuelta; McGee takes yellow jersey
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- August 28, 2005
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AP Worldstream
08-28-2005
Dateline: CORDOBA, Spain
Italian rider Leonardo Bertagnolli won the second stage of the Spanish Vuelta in a sprint finish on Sunday, and Australia's Bradley McGee claimed the yellow jersey.
Under a blistering sun and with temperatures reaching 43 degrees Celsius (109.40 degrees F), Bertagnolli beat Spaniards Juan Antonio Flecha, Angel Vicioso and Francisco Lampre. The Cofidis rider took 4 hours, 52 minutes, 27 seconds to complete the 189.3-kilometer (117.6-mile) leg Granada to Cordoba in the southern Andalusia region.
McGee, who came in second, ...