German cyclist Pascal Ackermann also won the second stage of the WorldTour Tirreno-Adriatico in the spurt, which, despite the concurrence with the famous Tour de France, has an excellent cast. On the way to the town of Follonica, he narrowly defeated Fernando Gaviriu from Colombia, as on Monday.
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Pascal Ackermann also won the second stage of the WorldTour Tirreno-Adriatico in the spurt
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“It was a long sprint to the finish line, but I guessed the distance to start,” praised Ackermann, a 26-year-old member of the Bora-hansgrohe stable and race leader in which stars Chris Froome, Geraint Thomas and Vincenzo Nibali.
After Wednesday’s undulating stage, two mountain races will follow, the race without the participation of Czech cyclists will culminate on Monday with a ten-kilometer time trial in San Benedetto del Tronto. “The next stages are too difficult for me, maybe I’ll try again on Saturday,” Ackermann planned.
| Tirreno-Adriatico Stage Race (WorldTour) – Stage 2 (201 km): |
| 1. Ackermann (Germany / Bora-hansgrohe) 5:01:53 |
| 2. Gaviria (Kol./SAE Team Emirates) |
| 3. Zabel (DEU / Israel Start-Up Nation) |
| 4. Ballerini (It./Deceuninck-Quick Step) |
| 5. Merlier (Belg./Alpecin-Fenix) |
| 6. Cimolai (It./Israel Start-Up Nation) all the same time. |
| Running order: |
| 1. Ackermann 7:59:28 |
| 2. Gaviria -8 |
| 3. Cort (Dán./EF Pro Cycling) |
| 4. Zabel both -16 |
| 5. Bagioli (It./Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec) |
| 6. Martens (Germany / Jumbo-Visma) both -17. |
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