Giro del Trentino 2016: Stage 2
Hello and welcome to live coverage of stage two of the Giro del Trentino.
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Nibali and Landa expected to clash at mountainous Giro del Trentino
Hello from the Dolomites of northern Italy as stage two heads to the finish in Anras in nearby Austria.
The six have been away for much of the stage but the peloton is catching them, with Astana and SkyDive Dubai doing the work.
The Astana team dominated the opening TTT on Tuesday, beating Team Sky.
Click here to read our stage report.
26km remaining from 220km
The 220km stage has climbed gradually through the valley via Bolzano and is about to cross into Austria.
The 7% climb to the finish will be the first showdown between Giro d'Italia rivals Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) and Mikel Landa (Team Sky).
The peloton has crossed into Austria, with Astana leading the peloton, with Team Sky lined out behind them. the speed is high as the riders fight for position.
-20 KM #GdTM @AstanaTeam in front of the peloton with a 38” Astana fa l’andatura, ritardo battistrada 38" LIVE https://t.co/TG0H0aXj22
@girodeltrentino Wed, 20th Apr 2016 11:42:55
The local band has welcomed the race at the finish area but need to clear the road, the race is coming fast.
Landa struggled in the final kilometre and risked being caught but he did enough to win the stage and take the race lead from Agnoli, who finished well down.
Race organisers have confirmed that Landa has taken the race lead from Agnoli thanks to a ten-second time bonus for winning the stage.
Landa climbs on the top step of the podium and collects his stage winner's trophy and a tray of Melinda apples.
Nibali finished outside the top ten on the stage. He warned that he might not be competitive on this short climb after only recently completing an intense altitude camp.
In the overall classification, the time bonuses made a difference.
Firsanov is second at four seconds, with Cinego third at 14 seconds. Fuglsang is fifth overall at 14 seconds.
At the half-way point of #GdTM @MikelLandaMeana leads the overall standings by 10 seconds! https://t.co/4GF715qbvP
@TeamSky Wed, 20th Apr 2016 12:30:19
It includes two major climbs, including the Fai della Paganella. It is 10km long and ends just 12km from the finish.
We're going to end our live coverage from the Giro del Trentino and focus on Fleche Wallonne, which you can follow on our other live channel.
We'll be back with further live coverage from the Giro del Trentino on Thursday.
We'll have a full report and photo gallery very soon on Cyclingnews.
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