He won a bonus second on the second stage of the Vuelta a España, Lecumbelli, adding a four-second advantage to overall leader Primoš Roglic.

For his Jumbo-Visma team, however, it was a slightly different story, as rival Movistar dominated the race on the Category 1 Alto de San Miguel de Araral climb and then led Marc Soler to victory on the 17km descent to the finish.

Tom Dumoulin, Logrich's co-leader, lost contact early in the climb and dropped out 7km from the summit.

After the stage, he said he was already "empty" as to how the race was going, due to his packed schedule after the season resumes.

"I'm empty. I have no energy. I have no energy in my legs right now. I have to start thinking about what to do. I think the busy schedule of the last few months is paying off right now."

Dumoulin, who finished the stage 8:20 behind and in 28th place overall, added that he still wants to help his team even if his GC chances are over.

"If there is anything else I can do, I can be very valuable to the team," he said.

Meanwhile, Roglic, along with teammates Sepp Kuss and George Bennett, finished in the lead group behind Soler. The trio, along with three other Movistars including Alejandro Valverde and Enric Mas, were among the 10 overall class riders who split from the rest of the pack on the climb.

Calapaz, Dan Martin (Israel Startup Nation), Hugh Carthy (EF Pro Cycling), and Esteban Chavez (Mitchelton-Scott) also finished in the lead group, with GC favorites emerging early.

"It's a great result," said Carthy. It was another hard day because of the wind. The team also controlled it well throughout the day and kept me in the right position."

"The pace was really hard on the climbs and Sorel got away in the end. So far so good. Marc was better in the end and he deserved this win."

"I was very happy with the way I finished and I am very happy with the way I finished.

Early in the stage, on the flat run-in to the climb from Albizu, Karapas and his Ineos teammate Andrei Amador tried to pull away from their rivals. However, this did not work out. In the final meters of the climb, Kalapas took the lead, winning the polka-dot jersey and briefly pulling away from Soler, Mas, Kersee, and Chaves.

The 27-year-old already appears to be a major threat to Roglic, who is looking to retain his title in Madrid. He was asked about Calapaz after the stage, but remained cautious.

"It's only the second day," he said. It's only the second day of the Vuelta, but already there's some real racing going on, and it's fun to watch. There is still a long way to go, but so far he has shown that he is well prepared and at a really high level, as has the whole Movistar team. It's going to be an exciting race over the next few days."