Geraint Thomas nabbed the second stage of Tirreno-Adriatico on Thursday in Pomarance. The Sky rider soloed away in the closing kilometres of the day's uphill finale and held on to cross the line nine seconds ahead of the bunch, delivering a bit of redemption for Team Sky after a disastrous opening stage.
Sunweb's Tom Dumoulin attempted to catch Thomas but couldn't close the gap, settling for second on the stage, while Bora-Hansgrohe's Peter Sagan won the sprint for third in the peloton.
BMC's Greg Van Avermaet took over the Tirreno-Adriatico GC lead from teammate Damiano Caruso by virtue of finishing first among the red and black squad, winners of the stage 1 team time trial.
The race rolls on Friday with a 204km stage from Monterotondo Marittimo to Montalto di Castro.
Thank you for reading 5 articles in the past 30 days*
Join now for unlimited access
Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1
*Read any 5 articles for free in each 30-day period, this automatically resets
After your trial you will be billed £4.99 $7.99 €5.99 per month, cancel anytime. Or sign up for one year for just £49 $79 €59
Join now for unlimited access
Try your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1