VN news ticker: Jonas Vingegaard takes stage 2 of Coppi e Bartali
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Jonas Vingegaard takes stage 2 of Coppi e Bartali
Stage 2 of the 2021 Coppi e Bartali was won by Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) ahead of Ivan Sosa (Ineos Grenadiers), and Nick Schultz (Team BikeExchange).
Vingegaard now leads the GC with Sosa in second.
The second stage, a 164-kilometer route, took the peloton over the 6.5 percent 3.1km category 1 climb of the Sogliano Al Rubicone five times.
Mark Cavendish was in the leader’s jersey after stage 1 at the 36th Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali, in which he nearly missed the win.
Cav took a close second-place at Coppi e Bartali on stage 1, Tuesday, just centimeters away from his first victory in more than three years.