As it happened: Late attack brought back for another sprint finish at stage two of Paris-Nice

Thanks for joining us today! We’ll be back again for the team time trial, the first real GC contest of the race, and a chance for those with the strongest teams (here’s looking at you, Visma-Lease a Bike) to really lay down a marker and gain some time. Be sure to tune in again once more.

Unsurprisingly, Dan Hoole has been awarded the combativity prize, for his late attack that threatened to upend the whole stage.

Casper Pedersen will again ride in the polka-dot jersey tomorrow, having increased his lead today.

Max Kanter taking his prize for winning the stage on the podium.

That was another disappointing day for Biniam Girmay. Despite all the work his NSN team did throughout the day, he fell out of contention towards the end, and could only manage 42nd at the finish.

Luke Lamperti is up on the podium, collecting his yellow jersey. He retains his overall lead – but only just. Him and Braet are on the same time after the latter claimed more seconds at the intermediate sprint, but Lamperti leads on countback.

That’s also a great result for Jasper Stuyven in third, his best since moving to Soudal-QuickStep for the new season. He seems to be approaching great form ahead of the classics, after illness forced him out of Opening Weekend.

That was also a great sprint from Pithie to take second place Having shown flashes of form Down Under and during Opening Weekend, it looks like the New Zealander is approaching his form of a couple of years ago.

Just like Lamperti yesterday, victory today must surely be the biggest of Max Kanter’s career. While the 28-year-old has been close before, this is his first at World Tour level.

Lamperti was fifth. While not as impressive as yesterday, that should keep him in the yellow jersey.

Pithie was second, and Stuyven third.

Mike Teunissen was the man to lead out Kanter, and delivered the German expertly for the sprint. But Kanter was still left with a lot to do, and…