CRO Race: Grosu wins stage 2

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Eduard-Michael Grosu (Delko Marseille Provence) celebrates his victory(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Eduard-Michael Grosu (Delko Marseille Provence) put in a late attack to clinch victory on stage 2 of the CRO Race, three seconds ahead of Alex Edmondson (Mitchelton-Scott) and Marko Kump (Adria Mobil), who rounded out the podium.

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Brief results
Pos	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Eduard-Michael Grosu (Rom) Delko Marseille Provence	4:24:39
2	Alex Edmondson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott	0:00:03
3	Marko Kump (Slo) Adria Mobil	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Mattia Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Arvid De Kleijn (Ned) Metec - TKH Continental Cyclingteam p/b Mantel	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Cyril Gautier (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotels	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Matej Mohorič (Slo) Bahrain-Merida	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	John Mandrysch (Ger) P&S Metalltechnik	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani-CSF	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Timon Loderer (Ger) Team Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang	Row 9 - Cell 2

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General classification
Pos	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Eduard-Michael Grosu (Rom) Delko Marseille Provence	8:51:52
2	Marko Kump (Slo) Adria Mobil	0:00:05
3	Alex Edmondson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott	0:00:13
4	Yevgeniy Gidich (Kaz) Astana Pro Team	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Matej Mohorič (Slo) Bahrain-Merida	0:00:14
6	Alexis Guerin (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence	0:00:17
7	Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott	0:00:18
8	Arvid De Kleijn (Ned) Metec - TKH Continental Cyclingteam p/b Mantel	0:00:19
9	John Mandrysch (Ger) P&S Metalltechnik	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Cyril Gautier (Fra) Total Direct Énergie	Row 9 - Cell 2

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Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, having joined in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Prior to joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.

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As well as original reporting, news and feature writing, and production work, Dani also oversees How to Watch guides and works on The Leadout newsletter throughout the season. Their favourite races are Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix and their favourite published article is from the 2024 edition of the latter: 'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix