Eduard Grosu (Delko Marseille Provence) unhooked from the peloton with around a kilometre remaining to claim victory on stage 2 of the 2019 CRO Race.
Alex Edmondson (Mitchelton-Scott) beat home the reduced bunch before he was one of those caught up in a crash after the finish line when a running spectator took three riders down.
“It was a strange old day,” Edmondson said. “That finishing circuit…with the wet roads in the city, it felt like you were riding on ice.
The three-second gap over the line, combined with a 10-second bonus for winning the stage, saw Grosu overhaul yesterday’s winner Kump in the overall standings and take the red leader’s jersey.
CRO Race 2019 – stage 2 results (Slunj – Zadar):
| 1 | Eduard Grosu (Delko Marseille Provence) | 4:24:39 |
| 2 | Alex Edmondson (Mitchelton-Scott) | +03” |
| 3 | Marko Kump (Adria Mobil) | ,, |
| 4 | Mattia Frapporti (Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec) | ,, |
| 5 | Arvid De Kleijn (Metec – TKH) | ,, |
| 6 | Cyril Gautier (Vital Concept-B&B Hotels) | ,, |
| 7 | Matej Mohoric (Bahrain-Merida) | ,, |
| 8 | John Mandrysch (P&S Metalltechnik) | ,, |
| 9 | Paolo Simion (Bardiani-CSF) | ,, |
| 10 | Timon Loderer (Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang) | ,, |
CRO Race 2019 – general classification after stage 2:
| 1 | Eduard Grosu (Delko Marseille Provence) | 8:51:52 |
| 2 | Marko Kump (Adria Mobil) | +05” |
| 3 | Alex Edmondson (Mitchelton-Scott) | +13” |
| 4 | Yevgeniy Gidich (Astana) | ,, |
| 5 | Matej Mohoric (Bahrain-Merida) | +14” |
| 6 | Alexis Guerin (Delko Marseille Provence) | +17” |
| 7 | Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) | +18” |
| 8 | Arvid De Kleijn (Metec – TKH) | +19” |
| 9 | John Mandrysch (P&S Metalltechnik) | ,, |
| 10 | Cyril Gautier (Vital Concept-B&B Hotels) | ,, |
