Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) took victory on stage two of the Tour de Yorkshire in Harrogate. The French sprinter finished comfortably clear of Orica-Scott’s Caleb Ewan, who finished in second place for a second day running.
A four-man breakaway got away early on in the 122.5km Tadcaster to Harrogate stage but they were caught with around 20km to go.
On the run into Harrogate, stage one winner Dylan Groenewegen took his place near the front of the peloton, but it was the Bouhanni who claimed a comfortable victory.
Caleb Ewan (Orica-Scott) was again second. However, the result was enough to move him into the race lead as Groenewegen finished outside of the finish line bonuses.
Enjoy the final KM of today’s race, featuring a thrilling bunch sprint won by @BouhanniNacer from @TeamCOFIDIS. #TDY pic.twitter.com/31Wsomv0ui
— Tour de Yorkshire ? (@letouryorkshire) 29 aprilie 2017
Tour de Yorkshire 2017 – stage 2 results (Tadcaster – Harrogate):
| 1 | Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) | 2:45:51 |
| 2 | Caleb Ewan (Orica-Scott) | ,, |
| 3 | Jonathan Hivert (Direct Energie) | ,, |
| 4 | Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNl-Jumbo) | ,, |
| 5 | Chris Lawless (Great Britain) | ,, |
| 6 | Kristian Sbaragli (Dimension Data) | ,, |
| 7 | Soren Kragh Andersen (Team Sunweb) | ,, |
| 8 | Tony Hurel (Direct Energie) | ,, |
| 9 | Matthew Homes (Madison Genesis) | ,, |
| 10 | Adam Blythe (Aqua Blue Sport) | ,, |
General classification after stage 2:
| 1 | Caleb Ewan (Orica-Scott) | 6:55:17 |
| 2 | Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) | +02” |
| 3 | Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNl-Jumbo) | ,, |
| 4 | Chris Opie (Bike Channel-Canyon) | +03” |
| 5 | Jonathan Hivert (Direct Energie) | +08” |
| 6 | Kristian Sbaragli (Dimension Data) | ,, |
| 7 | Soren Kragh Andersen (Team Sunweb) | ,, |
| 8 | Tony Hurel (Direct Energie) | ,, |
| 9 | Matthew Homes (Madison Genesis) | ,, |
| 10 | Adam Blythe (Aqua Blue Sport) | ,, |
