Cycling-Milan wins stage two of Giro d'Italia in tense sprint finish

Deceuninck NV

07/05/2023 16:50

May 7 (Reuters) - Italy's Jonathan Milan of Bahrain
Victorious won stage two of the Giro d'Italia on Sunday after
powering through to the finish line in the final sprint of the
202-kilometre ride from Teramo to San Salvo.
    After Remco Evenepoel obliterated the competition in the
opening time trial on Saturday, stage two was an opportunity for
the sprinters while points were up for grabs for the climbers as
well.
    The route's home straight was a kilometre long and a bunch
of riders set themselves up for the sprint with
Alpecin–Deceuninck in the lead as Ramon Sinkeldam went on the
final leadout to give his team mate Kaden Groves the upper hand.
    Fernando Gaviria (Movistar) and Pascal Ackermann (UAE Team
Emirates) also battled for the lead but Milan put his head down
and pedalled hard in the last 100 metres to take victory after
nearly five hours of cycling.

 (Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; editing by Clare
Fallon)
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