Dubai Tour 2015: Viviani outsprints ‘Cav’ in stage 2

Dubai Tour 2015: Results 2nd stage

1. Elia Viviani (ita)
2. Mark Cavendish (gbr) s.t.
3. Andrea Guardini (ita) s.t.
4. Alexander Porsev (rus) s.t.
5. Andrea Palini (ita) s.t.
6. John Degenkolb (Ger) s.t.
7. Daniele Ratto (ita) s.t.
8. Daniel Oss (ita) s.t.
9. Michael Valgren (den) s.t.
10. Nicola Ruffoni (ita) s.t.

GC after stage 2
1. Mark Cavendish (gbr)
2. Elia Viviani (ita) + 0.02
3. Andrea Guardini (ita) + 0.06
4. Davide Frattini (ita) + 0.11
5. Ben Swift (gbr) + 0.13
6. Enrico Battaglin (ita) s.t.
7. Alessandro Bazzana (ita) + 0.14
8. Manuele Boara (ita) s.t.
9. Rafael Valls Ferri (spa) + 0.15
10. Aleksander Porsev (rus) + 0.16

Race report
The three escapees race to a maximum gap of 5 minutes, while Frattini and Chtioui both win one intermediate sprint, thus reducing the GC gap to Cavendish. But the break doesn’t last and with 8 kilometres left home-rider Chtioui is the last escapees to be caught.

It is Sky rider Viviani outsprinting Cavendish. However, the man from Man remains the leader, by finishing second and taking 6 bonus-seconds. Viviani takes 10 seconds.

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