Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Premier Tech) powered to victory on stage 2 of Tirreno-Adriatico, edging out Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) and Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) in a three-way, uphill sprint in San Gimignano.
The trio had got away after Van der Poel put the hammer down on a long gravel sector in the final 8km, and though he couldn’t get away solo after Isaac del Toro chased him down, the Dutchman had just enough speed – and stability on wet paving slabs – to win.
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