Elia Viviani sprinted to success when he won the second stage of Giro d’Italia in Tel Aviv, Israel, today.
The Quick-Step Floors rider finished in 3:51:20 to beat Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia’s Jakub Mareczko (Italy) and Bora-Hansgrohe’s Sam Bennett (Ireland) in the 167km race from Haifa.
DiData’s Ryan Gibbons finished seventh on the second stage of the Giro d’Italia, which was won by Elia Viviani in Tel Aviv, Israel, today. Photo: Stiehl Photography
South Africa’s Ryan Gibbons, who rides for Dimension Data, finished seventh on the day.
Australian Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing) now leads the overall standings in 4:03:21 ahead of Dutchman Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) and Belgium Victor Campenaerts (Lotto Soudal).
Results were as follows.
Stage two
1. Elia Viviani (Ita) Quick-Step Floors 3:51:20
2. Jakub Mareczko (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia
3. Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe
4. Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
5. Sacha Modolo (Ita) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
6. Clement Venturini (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
7. Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data
8. Manuel Belletti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
9. Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin
10. Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team
*Selected
53. Louis Meintjes (RSA) Dimension Data
80. Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data
119. Jaco Venter (RSA) Dimension Data
General classification
1. Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team 4:03:21
2. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb +0:01
3. Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Lotto Soudal +0:03
4. José Gonçalves (Por) Katusha-Alpecin +0:13
5. Alex Dowsett (GBr) Katusha-Alpecin +0:17
6. Pello Bilbao (Spa) Astana Pro Team +0:19
7. Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott +0:21
8. Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Quick-Step Floors +0:22
9. Tony Martin (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin +0:28
10. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
*Selected
56. Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data +1:02
76. Louis Meintjes (RSA) Dimension Data +1:09
95. Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data +1:20
