World champion Julian Alaphilippe has won the 2nd stage of the 56th Tirreno-Adriatico cycling race, held from Camaiore (Lucca) to Chiusdino (Siena) and is 202 kilometers long.
The Frenchman, with a time of 5h01'32 ", preceded the Dutch Mathieu Van der Poel and the Belgian Wout Van Aert at the finish line. Fourth was the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar, winner of the Tour de France in 2020. First of the Italians to cross the finish line, Giulio Ciccone from Abruzzo, who got 10th in the square.
In the new general classification of the race organized by Rcs Sport leads Van Aert, winner of yesterday's stage, with a time of 8h37'35 ", ahead of Alaphilippe, second at 4", and Van der Poel, third at 8 ". First of the Italians is Andrea Vendrame, 6 / o with a gap of 14 "from the summit. On Friday the 'Corsa dei due mari' will move from Tuscany to Umbria, with the 3rd stage, from Monticiano (Siena) to Gualdo Tadino (Perugia), 219 kilometers long.