Belgian Tim Merlier won the 2nd stage of the 104th cycling Giro d'Italia in the sprint, from Stupinigi (Nichelino) to Novara, 179 kilometers long.
Filippo Ganna kept the pink jersey.
Merlier, at the finishing line in Novara, preceded Giacomo Nizzolo, second;
Elia Viviani, third;
Dutch Dylan Groenewegen, fourth;
Slovakian three-time world champion in the road line, Peter Sagan, fifth.
Since 2018, a Belgian rider had not won a stage in the Giro d'Italia.
Order of arrival of the 2nd stage of the 104th cycling Giro d'Italia, from Stupinigi (Nichelino) to Novara, 179 kilometers long.
1. Tim Merlier (Bel) in 04h21'09 "(+10" rebate)
2. Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) st (+06 "rebate)
3. Elia Viviani (Ita) st (+04" rebate)
4. Dylan Groenewegen (Ola) st
5. Peter Sagan (Svk) st
6. Matteo Moschetti (Ita) st
7. Filippo Fiorelli (Ita) st
8. Lawrence Naesen (Bel) st
9. Davide Cimolai (Ita) st
10. Caleb Ewan (Aus ) st
11. J.Sebastian Molano (Col) st
12. Max Kanter (Ger) st
13. Manuel Belletti (Ita) st
16. Egan Bernal (Col) st
20. Filippo Ganna (Ita) st (+03 "rebate)
The general classification
1. Filippo Ganna (Ita) in 04h29'53 "
2. Edoardo Affini (Ita) at 00'13"
3. Tobias S. Foss (Dan) at 00'16 "
4. Remco Evenepoel (Bel) at 00'20"
5. Joao Almeida (Por) at 00'20 "
6. Rémi Cavagna (Fra) at 00'21"
7. Jos Van Emden (Ola) at 00'21 "
8. Maximilian R. Walscheid (Ger) at 00'22 "
9. Matthias Braendle (Aut) at 00'25"
10. Gianni Moscon (Ita) at 00'26 "
25. Damiano Caruso (Ita) at 00'35"
29. Davide Formolo (Ita) at 00'36 "
37 . Simon Yates (Gbr) at 00'41 "
40. Egan Bernal (Col) at 00'42"
50. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) at 00'44 "
