Tour de France Stage Two

Stage Two York to Sheffield

Vincenzo Nibali, claimed his first stage victory at the Tour de France as he rode away from the main peloton with 2km to go into stage 2 to Sheffield after surviving all the climbs of West and South Yorkshire. Nibali was riding with the pack with just a few kilometers left in the race when he made a solo charge toward the front and stunned the remaining riders. No one could stop his late charge, and the result was a dominant victory.
Sunday’s action was filled with intense racing through the first hill stage of the event, and Greg van Avermaet(BMC) finished second. Another great run for Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega) resulted in a third-place finish, and Peter Sagan was fourth.
The Italian champion became the new race leader with an advantage of two seconds over Peter Sagan who lost the stage but took the lead in the points classification, which is his main goal this year.

Stage two was one of the most anticipated portions of the 2014 race and it lived up to the expectations.
With nine separate climbs and the steepest grade in the entire event (33 degrees), this deceptively tricky stretch mixes speed and power to showcase what the sport is all about.

Results Stage Two
1 Vincenzo Nibali Italy  Astana  5:08:36
2 Greg Van Avermaet Belgium BMC Racing +2 seconds
3 Michal Kwiatkowski Poland  Omega  +2 seconds

General Classification
1 Vincenzo Nibali Astana 9:52:43
2 Peter Sagan Cannondale 2 seconds
3 Greg Van Avermaet BMC Racing Same Time

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