![]() ![]() ![]() Today’s challenge felt almost too easy though, as Toscana was in full bloom, with spring-like conditions bringing sun and mild temperatures for the peloton. He briefly stunned his co-actors on the bus by revealing that he was going ‘baselayer-less’, arguing that it ‘felt racier.’ The responses from the more veteran riders were mixed, and Kreuziger’s more wizened approach to the ASSOS Layering System demonstrated a shrewdness to layering that he’d honed over the years. Gino Mäder, first year pro for Dimension Data and first timer at Strade Bianche, doesn’t yet know if it will become his favourite race, but with his aim of becoming ‘a solid all-rounder’, you can presume it will be high on his list of dream victories one day. The race’s Tuscan coordinates on the map might lead them to think that they would only ever need to put short-sleeve jerseys and shorts in their luggage, but its positioning in early March has refuted this presumption, year upon year, with drama that has made it many people’s favourite race already. Recent editions of the Strade Bianche have not been easy on the riders. ![]() Norwegian rider Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) was eight seconds back in third, while overnight leader and defending champion Peter Sagan (Tinkoff), who won the opening stage, was fourth.Īs well as the stage honours, King also takes the yellow jersey into Tuesday's third stage.Chat about kit continues to whirr around the bus. ![]() King crossed the line in a time of 3hr 52min 9sec, just clear of Huffman. Lunke gradually faded leaving Huffman, King, and Barta at the front.Īlthough the peloton eventually closed the gap, it was not enough to overhaul King and Huffman who took first and second. That group of four blasted away during a descent and soon built up a healthy gap of around 7min 30sec at around the halfway mark. King prevailed after the peloton failed to reel in a breakaway involving the Cannondale rider, William Barta (Axeon Hagens Berman), Sindre Skjoestad Lunke (Giant-Alpecin) and Evan Huffman (Rally Cycling). However, there were no signs of the injury's after-effects as King swept to victory on a gruelling second day of racing in America's most prestigious stage race, a 92.3-mile (148.5-km) course from South Pasadena to Santa Clarita. ![]()
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