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News ID: 52962
Publish Date : 15 May 2018 - 20:38

Colombian Bernal Wins Second Stage in Tour of California

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Colombian rider Egan Bernal of Team Sky has surged late in the final climb to win second stage of the Tour of California cycling race, seizing the overall lead.
The 21-year-old from Bogota captured his fourth win of the year, taking the 157 kilometre (98 mile) stage in 4 hours 14 minutes, giving him an overall top time of 7:16:13.
Poland's Rafal Majka (Bora) was second, 21 second back, with Britain's Adam Yates(Mitchelton) third, another four seconds adrift.
In the overall fight, Majka was second at 25 seconds back with Yates at 31 and Dutchman Antwan Tolhoek (LottoNL) fourth at 40 seconds back.
The field was in a pack as it reached the closing 12 km climb of Gibraltar Road, with a 14 percent gradient at times, but Team Sky took command as the ascent progressed, cracking contenders in setting the stage for Bernal's final charge.
*******Colombian rider Egan Bernal of Team Sky captured his fourth win of the year, taking the 157 kilometer (98 mile) second stage of the Tour of California