Diego Ulissi out sprints Peter Sagan in Stage 2 of Giro d'Italia - Sportsnet.ca

AGRIGENTO, Italy — For his seventh career stage win in the Giro d’Italia, Diego Ulissi beat the best in the business in a finish tailor-made for three-time world champion Peter Sagan.

Crossing the finish line with his arms raised several bike lengths ahead of Sagan, Ulissi completed the 149-kilometre leg from Alcamo in under 3 1/2 hours.Danish rider Mikkel Frolich Honore crossed third with the same time as Ulissi and Sagan, while Ganna and the other overall favourites finished in the main pack five seconds behind.

An early breakaway of five riders gained an advantage of nearly five minutes on the main pack, with breakaway rider Thomas De Gendt winning all three of the intermediate sprints. Aleksandr Vlasov of the Astana team withdrew midway through the stage due to stomach sickness. Vlasov had been seen as a possible overall contender behind Astana captain Jakob Fuglsang, who struggled in the opening time trial.

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