The Italian Jonathan Milan (Bahrain Victorious) won the sprint in the second stage of the Guangxi Tourdisputed between Beihai and Qinzhou, 149.6 kilometers long, after which he became the new leader.
Milan, who set a time of 3h15:53, He overtook Dutchman Arvid de Kleijn (Tudor) and Colombian Juan Sebastián Molano (UAE Emirates) at the finish.the German Max Kanter (Movistar) and the Ecuadorian Jhonatan Narváez (INEOS Grenadiers).
The Italian rider, who also leads the points and youth classification, leads the overall standings with four seconds ahead of Belgian Dries de Bondt (Alpecin Deceuninck) and his compatriot Elia Viviani (INEOS Grenadiers) in six, while Molano is sixth to twelfth.
De Bondt was one of the members of the quartet that starred in Escape the Sun looking for bonuses of intermediate sprints. After being caught, ten runners tried, but the teams of sprinters caused a mass arrival where Milan imposed its terminal speed.
This Saturday the third stage will take place, starting and finishing in Nanning and 134.3 kilometers, with a route offering three second category climbs. The latter was crowned twenty kilometers from the finish line.
Source: La Verdad
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