Tour of Croatia 2016: Stage 2 Results

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Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) on the stage 2 podium at Tour of Croatia (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

Mark Cavendish reversed the sprint result of the opening Tour of Croatia stage, getting over on race leader Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek-Segafredo) on the second stage. Cavendish's lead-out man Mark Renshaw sat up just before the line and took third.

It was Cavendish's first win since the Tour of Qatar in February, and a relief after finishing a frustratedly close second to Nizzolo on stage 1.

"I'm really happy to take the win today," Cavendish said. "Yesterday the team rode on the front from beginning and I just messed up a bit in the final, I just didn't have it yesterday really. So I was really glad the team kept the faith in me for today.

"Once again Jay [Thompson] spent all day in front, working super hard. The guys were then also really prominent in final."

The finishing kilometer had a pair of roundabouts that caused several riders to come to grief. Canadian champion Guillaume Boivin (Cycling Academy Team) was given the same time as the leaders after a crash inside the final 3km.

"The finishes here in Croatia are really technical and quite dangerous so it make it quite nervous," Cavendish said. "We had a good plan with Mark Renshaw to lead it out into the corners."

The win and time bonus puts Cavendish into the race lead on the same time as Nizzolo, with Renshaw moving into third at 10 seconds.

"We have the leader’s jersey now which means it will be another long day on the front for Jay tomorrow but he has been so strong and is riding really well," Cavendish said. "The stage definitely isn't for me tomorrow but Reinie [Reinardt Janse van Rensburg] can be up there so as a team we will remain prominent in the race."

Full Results

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Mark Cavendish (GBr) Dimension Data	5:32:56
2	Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-Segafredo	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	Mark Renshaw (Aus) Dimension Data	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Michal Kolár (Svk) Tinkoff Team	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Roman Maikin (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani CSF	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Ivan Savitskiy (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Timothy Dupont (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Karol Domagalski (Pol) ONE Pro Cycling	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Ioannis Tamouridis (Gre) Synergy Baku Cycling Project	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Artur Ershov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) IAM Cycling	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Pawel Franczak (Pol) Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling Team	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Jure Miskulin (Slo) Radenska - Ljubljana	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Marco Benfatto (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Elia Favilli (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Gasper Katrasnik (Slo) Adria Mobil	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Rok Korosec (Slo) Radenska - Ljubljana	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Continental Team Join-S de Rijke	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Bruno Maltar (Cro) Radenska - Ljubljana	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Jetse Bol (Ned) Continental Team Join-S de Rijke	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Michele Viola (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Maksym Averin (Aze) Synergy Baku Cycling Project	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Alexey Kurbatov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team Felbermayr - Simplon Wels	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Astana Pro Team	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Sander Cordeel (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	David Per (Slo) Adria Mobil	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Stef Van Zummeren (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	Felix Grosschartner (Aut) CCC Sprandi Polkowice	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) IAM Cycling	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Radoslav Rogina (Cro) Adria Mobil	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Robbert De Greef (Ned) Continental Team Join-S de Rijke	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSF	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Stephan Rabitsch (Aut) Team Felbermayr - Simplon Wels	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Emanuel Kiserlovski (Cro) Meridiana Kamen Team	Row 39 - Cell 2
41	Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice	Row 40 - Cell 2
42	Emanuel Piaskowy (Pol) Cycling Academy Team	Row 41 - Cell 2
43	Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data	Row 42 - Cell 2
44	Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani CSF	Row 43 - Cell 2
45	Matija Kvasina (Cro) Synergy Baku Cycling Project	Row 44 - Cell 2
46	Samir Jabrayilov (Aze) Synergy Baku Cycling Project	Row 45 - Cell 2
47	Jure Golcer (Slo) Adria Mobil	Row 46 - Cell 2
48	Marcel Aregger (Swi) IAM Cycling	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Jordi Simon (Spa) Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling Team	Row 48 - Cell 2
50	James Oram (NZl) ONE Pro Cycling	Row 49 - Cell 2
51	Davide Mucelli (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team	Row 50 - Cell 2
52	Matej Mugerli (Slo) Synergy Baku Cycling Project	Row 51 - Cell 2
53	Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team	Row 52 - Cell 2
54	Jiri Polnicky (Cze) Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling Team	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Jay McCarthy (Aus) Tinkoff Team	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Domen Novak (Slo) Adria Mobil	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	Jon Bozic (Slo) Adria Mobil	0:00:13
58	Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Team	0:00:24
59	Kamil Gradek (Pol) Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling Team	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Trek-Segafredo	Row 59 - Cell 2
61	Jesper Hansen (Den) Tinkoff Team	0:00:51
62	Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo	Row 61 - Cell 2
63	Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Kirill Pozdnyakov (Rus) Synergy Baku Cycling Project	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	Víctor De La Parte (Spa) CCC Sprandi Polkowice	Row 64 - Cell 2
66	Elchin Asadov (Aze) Synergy Baku Cycling Project	Row 65 - Cell 2
67	Dias Omirzakaov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team	Row 66 - Cell 2
68	Scott Davies (GBr) Team WIGGINS	Row 67 - Cell 2
69	Erik Baska (Svk) Tinkoff Team	Row 68 - Cell 2
70	Juraj Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff Team	Row 69 - Cell 2
71	Daniel Turek (Cze) Cycling Academy Team	Row 70 - Cell 2
72	Julian Arredondo (Col) Trek-Segafredo	Row 71 - Cell 2
73	Luuc Bugter (Ned) Continental Team Join-S de Rijke	Row 72 - Cell 2
74	Riccardo Zoidl (Aut) Trek-Segafredo	Row 73 - Cell 2
75	Julien Bernard (Fra) Trek-Segafredo	Row 74 - Cell 2
76	Matej Drinovec (Slo) Adria Mobil	Row 75 - Cell 2
77	Mark Christian (GBr) Team WIGGINS	Row 76 - Cell 2
78	Adam Stachowiak (Pol) Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling Team	Row 77 - Cell 2
79	Wouter Mol (Ned) Continental Team Join-S de Rijke	Row 78 - Cell 2
80	Adrian Kurek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice	Row 79 - Cell 2
81	Jonathan Fumeaux (Swi) IAM Cycling	Row 80 - Cell 2
82	Markus Eibegger (Aut) Team Felbermayr - Simplon Wels	Row 81 - Cell 2
83	Marcin Mrozek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice	Row 82 - Cell 2
84	Marko Pavlic (Slo) Cycling Academy Team	Row 83 - Cell 2
85	Aydar Zakarin (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo	Row 84 - Cell 2
86	George Harper (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling	Row 85 - Cell 2
87	Daniel Pearson (GBr) Team WIGGINS	Row 86 - Cell 2
88	Antonio Santoro (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team	Row 87 - Cell 2
89	Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk	Row 88 - Cell 2
90	Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo Nordisk	Row 89 - Cell 2
91	Izidor Penko (Slo) Radenska - Ljubljana	Row 90 - Cell 2
92	Luca Pacioni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec	Row 91 - Cell 2
93	Eugenio Alafaci (Ita) Trek-Segafredo	Row 92 - Cell 2
94	Ziga Rucigaj (Slo) Radenska - Ljubljana	Row 93 - Cell 2
95	Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo	Row 94 - Cell 2
96	Tilen Finkst (Slo) Radenska - Ljubljana	Row 95 - Cell 2
97	Pirmin Lang (Swi) IAM Cycling	Row 96 - Cell 2
98	Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team	Row 97 - Cell 2
99	Andrew Tennant (GBr) Team WIGGINS	Row 98 - Cell 2
100	Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cycling Academy Team	0:00:00
101	Brecht Dhaene (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team	0:01:51
102	Richard Handley (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling	0:00:51
103	Daniel Patten (GBr) Team WIGGINS	0:02:27
104	Artym Zakharov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team	Row 103 - Cell 2
105	Uros Repse (Slo) Meridiana Kamen Team	Row 104 - Cell 2
106	David Lozano Riba (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk	Row 105 - Cell 2
107	Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team	0:02:50
108	Daniel Biedermann (Aut) Team Felbermayr - Simplon Wels	Row 107 - Cell 2
109	Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec	Row 108 - Cell 2
110	Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec	Row 109 - Cell 2
111	Daan Meijers (Ned) Continental Team Join-S de Rijke	Row 110 - Cell 2
112	Taco Van Der Hoorn (Ned) Continental Team Join-S de Rijke	Row 111 - Cell 2
113	Nick Dougall (RSA) Dimension Data	Row 112 - Cell 2
114	Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Dimension Data	Row 113 - Cell 2
115	Chris Opie (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling	Row 114 - Cell 2
116	Yanto Barker (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling	Row 115 - Cell 2
117	Mihkel Raim (Est) Cycling Academy Team	Row 116 - Cell 2
118	Aviv Yechezkel (Isr) Cycling Academy Team	Row 117 - Cell 2
119	Sondre Holst Enger (Nor) IAM Cycling	Row 118 - Cell 2
120	Alberto Nardin (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec	0:03:41
121	Kevin De Mesmaeker (Bel) Team Novo Nordisk	0:04:13
122	James McLaughlin (GBr) Team Felbermayr - Simplon Wels	Row 121 - Cell 2
123	Liam Holohan (GBr) Team WIGGINS	0:04:31
124	Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension Data	0:04:40
125	Nicolas Lefrancois (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk	0:05:33
126	Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk	Row 125 - Cell 2
127	Robert Jenko (Slo) Radenska - Ljubljana	Row 126 - Cell 2
128	David Jabuka (Cro) Meridiana Kamen Team	Row 127 - Cell 2
129	Josip Rumac (Cro) Synergy Baku Cycling Project	Row 128 - Cell 2
130	Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro Team	Row 129 - Cell 2
131	Sergio Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff Team	Row 130 - Cell 2
132	Andreas Walzel (Aut) Team Felbermayr - Simplon Wels	Row 131 - Cell 2
133	Lukas Zeller (Aut) Team Felbermayr - Simplon Wels	Row 132 - Cell 2
134	Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) Dimension Data	Row 133 - Cell 2
135	Johannes Schinnagel (Ger) Team Felbermayr - Simplon Wels	Row 134 - Cell 2
136	Grégory Rast (Swi) Trek-Segafredo	Row 135 - Cell 2
137	Maxat Ayazbayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team	Row 136 - Cell 2
138	Javier Megias (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk	Row 137 - Cell 2
139	Samuel Lowe (GBr) Team WIGGINS	Row 138 - Cell 2
140	Alexander Evtushenko (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo	Row 139 - Cell 2
141	Kirill Sveshnikov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo	Row 140 - Cell 2
142	Leigh Howard (Aus) IAM Cycling	Row 141 - Cell 2
143	Simon Pellaud (Swi) IAM Cycling	Row 142 - Cell 2
144	Marco Bandiera (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec	Row 143 - Cell 2
145	Daniele Ratto (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec	Row 144 - Cell 2
146	Josef Cerny (Cze) CCC Sprandi Polkowice	Row 145 - Cell 2
147	Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling Team	Row 146 - Cell 2
148	Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF	Row 147 - Cell 2
149	Stanislaw Aniolkowski (Pol) Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling Team	Row 148 - Cell 2
150	Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani CSF	Row 149 - Cell 2
151	Elias Van Breussegem (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team	Row 150 - Cell 2
152	Joeri Calleeuw (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team	0:07:04
153	Luca Sterbini (Ita) Bardiani CSF	0:07:20
154	Marcin Bialoblocki (Pol) ONE Pro Cycling	0:09:46
155	Chris Butler (USA) Cycling Academy Team	Row 154 - Cell 2
156	Joshua Hunt (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling	Row 155 - Cell 2
157	Jonas Koch (Ger) Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling Team	0:11:20
158	Guy Sagiv (Isr) Cycling Academy Team	0:12:39
DNF	Owain Doull (GBr) Team WIGGINS	Row 158 - Cell 2
DNS	Davide Vigano (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec	Row 159 - Cell 2

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Points
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Mark Cavendish (GBr) Dimension Data	25	pts
2	Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-Segafredo	20	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Mark Renshaw (Aus) Dimension Data	16	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Michal Kolár (Svk) Tinkoff Team	14	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team	12	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Roman Maikin (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo	10	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani CSF	9	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Ivan Savitskiy (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo	8	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Timothy Dupont (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team	7	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Karol Domagalski (Pol) ONE Pro Cycling	6	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Ioannis Tamouridis (Gre) Synergy Baku Cycling Project	5	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Artur Ershov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo	4	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) IAM Cycling	3	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice	2	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Pawel Franczak (Pol) Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling Team	1	Row 14 - Cell 3

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Mountain 1 (Cat. 3) Knezevici, km. 84
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Kevin De Mesmaeker (Bel) Team Novo Nordisk	3	pts
2	Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani CSF	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Joshua Hunt (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Mountain 2 (Cat 2) Polaca, km. 143
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani CSF	6	pts
2	Kevin De Mesmaeker (Bel) Team Novo Nordisk	4	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Joshua Hunt (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling	2	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Sprint 1 - Korenica, km. 14.5
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani CSF	5	pts
2	Mark Renshaw (Aus) Dimension Data	3	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Team	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Sprint 2 - Digopolje, km. 220.5
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani CSF	5	pts
2	Kevin De Mesmaeker (Bel) Team Novo Nordisk	3	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling Team	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Teams
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Gazprom-Rusvelo	16:38:48	Row 0 - Cell 3
2	Dimension Data	Row 1 - Cell 2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Radenska - Ljubljana	Row 2 - Cell 2	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Bardiani CSF	Row 3 - Cell 2	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Veranda's Willems Cycling Team	Row 4 - Cell 2	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Synergy Baku Cycling Project	Row 5 - Cell 2	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Cyclingteam Join-S / De Rijke	Row 6 - Cell 2	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Meridiana Kamen Team	Row 7 - Cell 2	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Adria Mobil	Row 8 - Cell 2	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	CCC Sprandi Polkowice	Row 9 - Cell 2