Chris Sutton took a resounding victory on stage two of the Vuelta a Espana after timing his sprint perfectly into Playas de Orihuela.

Sutton moved into position on a tough ramp up to the line before following in the wheel tracks of Vicente Reynes (Omega Pharma-Lotto) as the duo powered away from the chasing pack.

The Australian played it cool with the finish bearing down to pull out from behind the Spaniard to take the biggest win of his career by a clear bike-length - and with it the points jersey.

With the favourites for the sprint all scrabbling for the final podium spot, a resourceful Sutton made the win look easy as he notched up the team’s second WorldTour success of the day following Edvald Boasson Hagen's victory in Germany an hour earlier.

Reynes held on for second place while Marcel Kittel (Skil-Shimano) rounded out the podium places from the bunch after a technical final two kilometres.

The stage saw the team keep their powder dry until the closing stages which allowed a number of riders to conserve energy in the peloton.

Sixth place at the finish was enough to ensure that Daniele Bennati moved past his Leopard Trek team-mate Jakob Fuglsang on count-back to claim the red leader’s jersey.

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