2020 Giro d’Italia – Stage 2 – Highlights, Report, Results
Highlights
Report
Shrewd tactics, a great team effort and a perfect finish were the key ingredients that led to success for Diego Ulissi in the 2nd stage of the Giro d’Italia, on the 149 km from Alcamo to Agrigento.
On the final slope towards Agrigento (3.7 km at 5.3%), UAE Team Emirates showed all its strength, with Valerio Conti picking up the pace at the head of a main group that was being heavily reduced. Conti held out until 700 meters from the finish, when Luca Wackermann (Vini Zabù-KTM) tried a counterattack, followed by Diego Ulissi and Mikkel Honorè (Deceuninck-Quick Step); the latter two were joined in the last 100 meters by Peter Sagan (Bora-hansgrohe), for a three-man sprint dominated by Ulissi.
The win marked the seventh personal career victory for Ulissi at the Giro, a success that also earns him the points classification and 10th place in the general classification (+54 ”from Filippo Ganna).
Results
Stage
| 1 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | 3:24:58 |
| 2 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
| 3 | Mikkel Frølich Honoré (Den) Deceuninck-Quickstep | |
| 4 | Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb | 0:00:05 |
| 5 | Luca Wackermann (Ita) Vini Zabu’ KTM | |
| 6 | Joao Almeida (Por) Deceuninck-Quickstep | |
| 7 | Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | |
| 8 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | |
| 9 | Pello Bilbao (Spa) Bahrain McLaren | |
| 10 | Lucas Hamilton (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott |
General Classification
| 1 | Filippo Ganna (Ita) Ineos Grenadiers | 3:40:27 |
| 2 | Joao Almeida (Por) Deceuninck-Quickstep | 0:00:22 |
| 3 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers | 0:00:23 |
| 4 | Tobias Foss (Nor) Team Jumbo-Visma | 0:00:31 |
| 5 | Josef Cerny (Pol) CCC Team | 0:00:36 |
| 6 | Matteo Sobrero (Ita) NTT Pro Cycling | 0:00:40 |
| 7 | Jan Tratnik (Slo) Bahrain McLaren | 0:00:42 |
| 8 | Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott | 0:00:49 |
| 9 | Tanel Kangert (Est) EF Pro Cycling | |
| 10 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | 0:00:54 |
Points
| 1 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | 25 |
| 2 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | 19 |
| 3 | Joao Almeida (Por) Deceuninck-Quickstep | 17 |
| 4 | Filippo Ganna (Ita) Ineos Grenadiers | 15 |
| 5 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 12 |
Mountains
| 1 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | 4 |
| 2 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | 3 |
| 3 | Rick Zabel (Ger) Israel Start-Up Nation | 3 |
| 4 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 3 |
| 5 | Mattia Bais (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | 2 |
Young Riders
| 1 | Filippo Ganna (Ita) Ineos Grenadiers | 3:40:27 |
| 2 | Joao Almeida (Por) Deceuninck-Quickstep | 0:00:22 |
| 3 | Tobias Foss (Nor) Team Jumbo-Visma | 0:00:31 |
| 4 | Matteo Sobrero (Ita) NTT Pro Cycling | 0:00:40 |
| 5 | Brandon McNulty (USA) UAE Team Emirates | 0:00:59 |