Giro d’Italia | Jonathan Milan surprises favorites and sprints for David Dekker to victory in San Salvo

Stage two had long ago been circled in red in the sprinters’ agenda. Nevertheless, there was a leading group of five men who escaped immediately after the neutralization. However, the lead never became very big, as sprinter teams Trek-Segafredo, Movistar, Alpecin-Deceuninck and Astana kept control.

On the first climb of the day where mountain points could be earned, there was still a battle. This was won by Paul Lapeira. Moments later there was also an intermediate sprint for the purple points jersey. In the peloton, that race was won by Fernando Gaviria. Lapeira then also came up first on the last climb, securing the blue jersey.

At less than 40 kilometers from the finish, the leading group was over and the escapees were swallowed up by the peloton. From that moment on, the teams with fast men determined the pace at the head of the race.

Crash in final

All sprinters who were pre-registered as contenders were well in the front with teammates in the final. The peloton thus stormed towards the finish in San Salvo, while the classification riders could also be found at the head of the peloton.

At a little less than four kilometers from the finish, things went terribly wrong. There was a hard crash, which disrupted Mas Pedersen’s train in particular. Daan Hoole, among others, hit the ground hard. There were also problems at INEOS-Grenadiers, as Geraint Thomas was behind the fall.

Decker second

In the final, Kaden Groves was dropped perfectly and Fernando Gaviria also seemed to be in perfect position. However, it was Jonathan Milan who generated the most speed and snatched victory.

David Dekker squeezed behind Milan to a fine second place, which he immediately amply exceeded his own goal of a top ten classification.

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