Italian Niccolo Bonifazio won stage two of the Saudi Tour, which finished in Riyadh today.
Niccolo Bonifazio won stage two of the Saudi Tour, which finished in Riyadh today. Photo: A.S.O./Kåre Dehlie Thorstad
The Total Direct Energie rider finished in a time of 4:32:31. Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain-McLaren) crossed the line two second later, with Nacer Bouhanni (Arkea-Samsic) third.
Rui Costa (UAE Team Emirates) retained the overall lead. Heinrich Haussler (Bahrain-McLaren) placed one second behind him, with Nacer Bouhanni (Arkea-Samsic) a further second back.
View more results below.
Stage two results
| 1 | Niccolo Bonifazio | ITA | Total Direct Energie | 4:32:31 |
| 2 | Phil Bauhaus | GER | Bahrain-McLaren | +0:00:02 |
| 3 | Nacer Bouhanni | FRA | Arkéa-Samsic | |
| 4 | Timothy Dupont | BEL | Circus-Wanty Gobert | |
| 5 | Jens Debusschere | BEL | B&B Hotels-Vital Concept | |
| 6 | Orluis Aular | VEN | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | |
| 7 | Imerio Cima | ITA | Gazprom-RusVelo | |
| 8 | August Jensen | NOR | Riwal Readynez Cycling | |
| 9 | Julien Trarieux | FRA | Nippo Delko One Provence | |
| 10 | Youcef Reguigui | ALG | Terengganu Inc. TSG |
*Selected results
| 96 | Clint Hendricks | Bike Aid | +0:00:47 |
| 112 | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg | NTT Pro Cycling | +0:05:10 |
General classification
| 1 | Rui Costa | POR | UAE Team Emirates | 8:24:35 |
| 2 | Heinrich Haussler | AUS | Bahrain-McLarren | +0:00:01 |
| 3 | Nacer Bouhanni | FRA | Arkea-Samsic | +0:00:02 |
| 4 | Phil Bauhaus | GER | Bahrain-McLaren | +0:00:04 |
| 5 | Andreas Kron | DEN | Riwal Readynez Cycling | +0:00:09 |
| 6 | Jens Debusschere | BEL | B&B Hotels-Vital Concept | +0:00:10 |
| 7 | Carlos Barbero | SPA | NTT Pro Cycling | |
| 8 | Matteo Malucelli | ITA | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | |
| 9 | Sergey Chernetskiy | RUS | Gazprom-RusVelo | |
| 10 | Lucas Carsttensen | GER | Bike Aid |
*Selected results
| 73 | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg | NTT Pro Cycling | +0:05:18 |
| 104 | Clint Hendricks | Bike Aid | +0:08:50 |
