Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (FDJ-SUEZ) has won stage 2 of the Tour of Scandinavia, beating Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar Team), Kim Cadzow (Team Jumbo-Visma), and Greta Marturano (Fenix-Deceuninck) in a sprint of four riders at the Norefjell ski resort after making the selection on the ascent of the west side of the Norwegian climb.
The Danish climber gave herself a late birthday present after turning 28 on Wednesday, accelerating out of the group of favourites 3.4km from the top of the climb to Djupsjøen that was followed by 7.9 rolling kilometres.
Only Van Vleuten could follow Uttrup Ludwig, but Marturano and Cadzow (Team Jumbo-Visma) bridged on the last kilometre of the climb.
Nobody could get away on the rolling terrain to the finish, and at the 200-metre mark, both Uttrup Ludwig and Van Vleuten launched their sprint, with the Dane having the stronger acceleration to win the stage.
Including time bonifications, Uttrup Ludwig now leads the GC by eight seconds on Van Vleuten.
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