Tour of Britain Stage 2

Aussie Cameron Meyer won stage 2 of the Tour of Britain whilst Alessandro Tonelli leads overall

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Tour of Britain Stage 2

Stage winner Cameron Meyer was one of five riders in the days break (others were Scott Davies, Erick Rowsell of Madison Genesis, Alesandro Tonelli & Matthew Teggart) which stayed away (for three of the five – Davies, Meyer and Tonelli ) whilst Tonelli, was rewarded with the leader’s jersey after finishing second.

Race Report

Commonwealth Games time trial champion Cameron Meyer took victory on Stage Two of the Tour of Britain after sprinting to win from a day-long breakaway in Barnstaple, Devon on Monday (3 September).

The West Australian rider, who last claimed a road race victory in February 2015, beat breakaway companion Alessandro Tonelli (Bardiani-CSF) after the pair had been a part of the stage’s five-man escape group that went clear in the opening 15 kilometres following the start at Cranbrook, one of England’s newest towns. However Tonelli’s six-second time bonus on the line plus, his slender advantage over a strong chasing group containing the likes of Wout Poels (Team Sky), Primoz Roglic (Team LottoNL-Jumbo) and Quick-Step Floors duo Julian Alaphilippe and Bob Jungels just behind means he moves into the Green Jersey of race leader.

“It was always going to be close,” said Meyer of the thrilling finale. “I heard that the gap was one minute with 10 kilometres to go, and that there was a strong group of favourites coming fast from behind, so I wanted to push on. It’s been a few years since I rode in this race, but I remember getting caught twice inside final kilometre. I didn’t want déjà vu to happen again”.

“I was pretty confident that with my track background that I could negotiate a sprint against whoever I had to go up against. Coming into the finish, I got the Italian [Tonelli] to go up to the 500m to go mark – I knew I had him covered from there.”

Despite sitting level on time with Tonelli (above) in the Green Jersey classification, Meyer played down his chances of claiming overall victory in London on Sunday. He added: “The favourites’ group are within seconds on GC, and I’m not going to be able to go up the climbs as fast as them. I’ve ticked off a major accomplishment – to get my win for the season on the road – so that’s fantastic. I can’t see me wearing the leader’s jersey at the end of week.”

Italian Tonelli, whose sole professional victory to date came in this year’s Tour of Croatia, spoke of his joy at claiming the Green Jersey. “I went in the breakaway and that was my job for today – the jersey is a special prize,” he said. “I pushed hard in the final kilometres as my DS told me that I could get the Green Jersey – and here I am. When we arrived at the top of the last climb and we had a minute gap, Cam Meyer and I pushed hard to get to the finish. It was close – the other riders were coming quickly behind us!”

Those other riders contained a fine mixture of top names, including Roglic, Alaphilippe, Jungels and Poels, who all now sit 12 seconds off the lead. Top Brit and recipient of the Best British Rider Award in front of huge crowds in Barnstaple was Hugh Carthy of Team EF Education First Drapac. The Lancastrian is 10th overall, three seconds ahead of British trio Scott Davies, Scott Thwaites (Team Dimension Data) and Ethan Hayter (Great Britain cycling team), with Davies also holding the King of the Mountains jersey and winning the Combativity Award for Stage Two after also being a part of the race-winning breakaway.

Fellow escapee Matthew Teggart (Team WIGGINS) takes over the Sprints Jersey while Meyer moves into the lead of the Wahoo Points Jersey.

Stage Three sees the Tour of Britain return to Bristol, with an out-and-back 128-kilometre leg that starts and finishes on Ladies Mile at Clifton Down. The short, sharp stage features a number of climbs, including the iconic ascent of Cheddar Gorge, while the twin climbs of Providence Lane and Rownham Hill in the closing 10 kilometres are likely to again shape the overall battle for the OVO Energy Green Jersey.

Stage 2
1 MEYER Cameron MTS AUS B:10″ 00″
2 TONELLI Alessandro BRD ITA B:11″ 01″
3 BEVIN Patrick BMC NZL B:04″ 02″
4 ALAPHILIPPE Julian QST FRA @ same time
5 SUTTERLIN Jasha MOV GER @ same time
6 ROGLIC Primoz TLJ SLO @ same time
7 POELS Wout SKY NED @ same time
8 HAMILTON Christopher SUN AUS @ same time
9 JUNGELS Bob QST LUX @ same time
10 CARTHY Hugh EFD GBR 09″
11 DAVIES Scott DDD GBR B:02″ 14″
12 SCHMIDT Mads Würtz TKA DEN 39″
13 SMITH Dion WGG NZL @ same time
14 MEURISSE Xandro WGG BEL @ same time
15 SWIFT Connor MGT GBR @ same time
16 HAYTER Ethan GBR GBR @ same time
17 VAN EMDEN Jos TLJ NED @ same time
18 POWLESS Neilson TLJ USA @ same time
19 THWAITES Scott DDD GBR @ same time
20 ROJAS José MOV ESP @ same time
21 PIDCOCK Thomas WGN GBR @ same time
22 STEDMAN Maximilian BCC GBR @ same time
23 EENKHOORN Pascal TLJ NED @ same time
24 BRADBURY Edmund JLT GBR @ same time
25 DE BUYST Jasper LTS BEL @ same time
26 WILLIAMS Stephen GBR GBR @ same time
27 FERNANDEZ Ruben MOV ESP @ same time
28 SCHACHMANN Maximilian QST GER @ same time
29 STRAKHOV Dmitrii TKA RUS @ same time
30 SHAW James LTS GBR @ same time
31 KIRYIENKA Vasil SKY BLR @ same time
32 HOLMES Matthew MGT GBR @ same time
33 VAN GARDEREN Tejay BMC USA @ same time
34 HIVERT Jonathan TDE FRA @ same time
35 THOMSON Jay Robert DDD RSA 03’22”
36 PASQUALON Andrea WGG ITA @ same time
37 VERVAEKE Louis SUN BEL @ same time
38 CHRISTENSEN Ryan BCC NZL @ same time
39 EEKHOFF Nils SUN NED @ same time
40 LIEPINS Emils ONE LAT @ same time
41 FOUCHÉ James WGN NZL @ same time
42 OURSELIN Paul TDE FRA @ same time
43 CULLAIGH Gabriel WGN GBR @ same time
44 DLAMINI Nicholas DDD RSA @ same time
45 DE LA PARTE Victor MOV ESP @ same time
46 BARBERO CUESTA Carlos MOV ESP @ same time
47 KÜNG Stefan BMC SUI @ same time
48 VENTER Jaco DDD RSA @ same time
49 SEPULVEDA Eduardo MOV ARG @ same time
50 WISNIOWSKI Lukasz SKY POL @ same time
51 GAVIRIA Fernando QST COL @ same time
52 MCCORMICK Hayden ONE NZL @ same time
53 SCOTSON Miles BMC AUS @ same time
54 WRIGHT Fred GBR GBR @ same time
55 ROELANDTS Jurgen BMC BEL @ same time
56 DRUCKER Jean-Pierre BMC LUX @ same time
57 BRESCHEL Matti EFD DEN @ same time
58 DOWSETT Alex TKA GBR @ same time
59 CARBONI Giovanni BRD ITA @ same time
60 THOMAS Geraint SKY GBR @ same time
61 BARBIN Enrico BRD ITA @ same time
62 SWIFT Ben GBR GBR @ same time
63 STANNARD Ian SKY GBR @ same time
64 RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano QST ARG @ same time
65 MODOLO Sacha EFD ITA @ same time
66 ORAM James ONE NZL @ same time
67 WYNANTS Maarten TLJ BEL @ same time
68 HOFSTEDE Lennard SUN NED @ same time
69 CHAVANEL Sylvain TDE FRA @ same time
70 HANDLEY Richard MGT GBR @ same time
71 ROWSELL Erick MGT GBR B:02″ @ same time
72 NIEVE ITURRALDE Mikel MTS ESP @ same time
73 POWER Rob MTS AUS @ same time
74 BOUWMAN Koen TLJ NED @ same time
75 ZABEL Rick TKA GER 06’26”
76 BOSTOCK Matthew GBR GBR @ same time
77 MCNALLY Mark WGG GBR @ same time
78 PHINNEY Taylor EFD USA @ same time
79 DOWNEY Mark WGN IRL @ same time
80 EWAN Caleb MTS AUS @ same time
81 GREIPEL André LTS GER @ same time
82 CARDIS Romain TDE FRA @ same time
83 WILLIAMS Peter ONE GBR 11’14”
84 RENSHAW Mark DDD AUS 11’54”
85 TEGGART Matthew WGN IRL B:09″ @ same time
86 GARDIAS Dexter BCC GBR @ same time
87 SLATER Alistair JLT GBR @ same time
88 PATON Alex BCC GBR @ same time
89 PYM George MGT GBR @ same time
90 PICHOT Alexandre TDE FRA @ same time
91 FROOME Christopher SKY GBR @ same time
92 NALLY Joseph GBR GBR @ same time
93 BAYLIS Thomas ONE GBR @ same time
94 MCLAY Daniel EFD GBR @ same time
95 TULIK Angelo TDE FRA @ same time
96 FERNANDES José EFD POR @ same time
97 HOFLAND Moreno LTS NED @ same time
98 LATHAM Christopher ONE GBR @ same time
99 TENNANT Andrew BCC GBR @ same time
100 MOSES Thomas JLT GBR @ same time
101 BRIGGS Graham JLT GBR @ same time
102 HAMILTON Lucas MTS AUS @ same time
103 MCEVOY Jonathan MGT GBR @ same time
104 BAUHAUS Phil SUN GER @ same time
105 KEUKELEIRE Jens LTS BEL @ same time
106 KLUGE Roger MTS GER @ same time
107 SIMION Paolo BRD ITA @ same time
108 KEISSE Iljo QST BEL @ same time
109 GUARDINI Andrea BRD ITA @ same time
110 ANTONINI Simone WGG ITA @ same time
111 MOULD Jonathan JLT GBR @ same time
112 TOWNSEND Rory BCC GBR @ same time
113 STEWART Thomas JLT GBR @ same time
114 MARTIN Tony TKA GER @ same time
115 POLITT Nils TKA GER 28’05”
116 ALBANESE Vincenzo BRD ITA @ same time

DNF
VANENDERT Jelle LTS BEL
WALKER Joey WGN GBR
THEUNS Edward SUN BEL

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OVERALL
1 TONELLI Alessandro BRD ITA 8h15’30” 00″
2 MEYER Cameron MTS AUS @ same time
3 BEVIN Patrick BMC NZL 8h15’38” 08″
4 POELS Wout SKY NED 8h15’42” 12″
5 SUTTERLIN Jasha MOV GER @ same time
6 HAMILTON Christopher SUN AUS @ same time
7 ALAPHILIPPE Julian QST FRA @ same time
8 JUNGELS Bob QST LUX @ same time
9 ROGLIC Primoz TLJ SLO @ same time
10 CARTHY Hugh EFD GBR 8h15’49” 19″
11 DAVIES Scott DDD GBR 8h15’52” 22″
12 HAYTER Ethan GBR GBR 8h16’19” 49″
13 THWAITES Scott DDD GBR @ same time
14 SMITH Dion WGG NZL @ same time
15 VAN EMDEN Jos TLJ NED @ same time
16 MEURISSE Xandro WGG BEL @ same time
17 ROJAS José MOV ESP @ same time
18 DE BUYST Jasper LTS BEL @ same time
19 EENKHOORN Pascal TLJ NED @ same time
20 POWLESS Neilson TLJ USA @ same time
21 PIDCOCK Thomas WGN GBR @ same time
22 FERNANDEZ Ruben MOV ESP @ same time
23 STEDMAN Maximilian BCC GBR @ same time
24 SCHMIDT Mads Würtz TKA DEN @ same time
25 HOLMES Matthew MGT GBR @ same time
26 STRAKHOV Dmitrii TKA RUS @ same time
27 BRADBURY Edmund JLT GBR @ same time
28 VAN GARDEREN Tejay BMC USA @ same time
29 SCHACHMANN MaximilianQST GER @ same time
30 WILLIAMS Stephen GBR GBR @ same time
31 KIRYIENKA Vasil SKY BLR @ same time
32 HIVERT Jonathan TDE FRA @ same time
33 SHAW James LTS GBR 8h16’44” 01’14”
34 SWIFT Connor MGT GBR 8h17’12” 01’42”
35 GAVIRIA Fernando QST COL 8h18’58” 03’28”
36 PASQUALON Andrea WGG ITA 8h19’02” 03’32”
37 CULLAIGH Gabriel WGN GBR @ same time
38 LIEPINS Emils ONE LAT @ same time
39 ROELANDTS Jurgen BMC BEL @ same time
40 BARBERO CUESTA CarlosMOV ESP @ same time
41 THOMSON Jay Robert DDD RSA @ same time
42 MODOLO Sacha EFD ITA @ same time
43 SWIFT Ben GBR GBR @ same time
44 DOWSETT Alex TKA GBR @ same time
45 KÜNG Stefan BMC SUI @ same time
46 CHRISTENSEN Ryan BCC NZL @ same time
47 EEKHOFF Nils SUN NED @ same time
48 BARBIN Enrico BRD ITA @ same time
49 BOUWMAN Koen TLJ NED @ same time
50 WRIGHT Fred GBR GBR @ same time
51 OURSELIN Paul TDE FRA @ same time
52 HOFSTEDE Lennard SUN NED @ same time
53 CHAVANEL Sylvain TDE FRA @ same time
54 DE LA PARTE Victor MOV ESP @ same time
55 BRESCHEL Matti EFD DEN @ same time
56 SEPULVEDA Eduardo MOV ARG @ same time
57 DRUCKER Jean-Pierre BMC LUX @ same time
58 MCCORMICK Hayden ONE NZL @ same time
59 CARBONI Giovanni BRD ITA @ same time
60 SCOTSON Miles BMC AUS @ same time
61 RICHEZE Ariel MaximilianoQST ARG @ same time
62 THOMAS Geraint SKY GBR @ same time
63 WYNANTS Maarten TLJ BEL @ same time
64 VENTER Jaco DDD RSA @ same time
65 NIEVE ITURRALDE Mikel MTS ESP @ same time
66 ORAM James ONE NZL @ same time
67 POWER Rob MTS AUS @ same time
68 GREIPEL André LTS GER 8h21’56” 06’26”
69 EWAN Caleb MTS AUS 8h22’00” 06’30”
70 ZABEL Rick TKA GER 8h22’06” 06’36”
71 CARDIS Romain TDE FRA @ same time
72 PHINNEY Taylor EFD USA @ same time
73 MCNALLY Mark WGG GBR @ same time
74 VERVAEKE Louis SUN BEL 8h22’57” 07’27”
75 FOUCHÉ James WGN NZL @ same time
76 DLAMINI Nicholas DDD RSA @ same time
77 WISNIOWSKI Lukasz SKY POL @ same time
78 STANNARD Ian SKY GBR @ same time
79 HANDLEY Richard MGT GBR 8h23’47” 08’17”
80 ROWSELL Erick MGT GBR @ same time
81 BOSTOCK Matthew GBR GBR 8h26’46” 11’16”
82 DOWNEY Mark WGN IRL 8h26’52” 11’22”
83 TEGGART Matthew WGN IRL 8h27’25” 11’55”
84 NALLY Joseph GBR GBR 8h27’34” 12’04”
85 RENSHAW Mark DDD AUS @ same time
86 SIMION Paolo BRD ITA @ same time
87 STEWART Thomas JLT GBR @ same time
88 MOULD Jonathan JLT GBR @ same time
89 FROOME Christopher SKY GBR @ same time
90 MCLAY Daniel EFD GBR @ same time
91 TENNANT Andrew BCC GBR @ same time
92 SLATER Alistair JLT GBR @ same time
93 MARTIN Tony TKA GER @ same time
94 TULIK Angelo TDE FRA @ same time
95 HOFLAND Moreno LTS NED @ same time
96 KEUKELEIRE Jens LTS BEL @ same time
97 ANTONINI Simone WGG ITA @ same time
98 KLUGE Roger MTS GER 8h28’27” 12’57”
99 PYM George MGT GBR 8h30’00” 14’30”
100 PICHOT Alexandre TDE FRA @ same time
101 BAYLIS Thomas ONE GBR @ same time
102 LATHAM Christopher ONE GBR @ same time
103 BAUHAUS Phil SUN GER @ same time
104 GUARDINI Andrea BRD ITA @ same time
105 WILLIAMS Peter ONE GBR 8h30’49” 15’19”
106 MOSES Thomas JLT GBR 8h31’25” 15’55”
107 GARDIAS Dexter BCC GBR 8h31’29” 15’59”
108 PATON Alex BCC GBR @ same time
109 TOWNSEND Rory BCC GBR 8h32’17” 16’47”
110 HAMILTON Lucas MTS AUS 8h32’21” 16’51”
111 MCEVOY Jonathan MGT GBR @ same time
112 KEISSE Iljo QST BEL @ same time
113 BRIGGS Graham JLT GBR 8h33’12” 17’42”
114 FERNANDES José EFD POR 8h34’12” 18’42”
115 ALBANESE Vincenzo BRD ITA 8h43’45” 28’15”
116 POLITT Nils TKA GER ‘
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SPRINTS
Overall
1 TEGGART Matthew IRL WGN 9
2 BOSTOCK Matthew GBR GBR 7
3 TONELLI Alessandro ITA BRD 5
4 MOSES Thomas GBR JLT 4
5 TOWNSEND Rory GBR BCC 4
6 HANDLEY Richard GBR MGT 2
7 ROWSELL Erick GBR MGT 2
8 DAVIES Scott GBR DDD 2
9 DOWNEY Mark IRL WGN 1

Tiverton – Sprint 1 – km 51
1 TEGGART Matthew IRL WGN 3
2 ROWSELL Erick GBR MGT 2
3 TONELLI Alessandro ITA BRD 1

Nomansland – Sprint 2 – km 67.5
1 TEGGART Matthew IRL WGN 3
2 TONELLI Alessandro ITA BRD 2
3 DAVIES Scott GBR DDD 1

Landkey – Sprint 3 – km 102.1
1 TEGGART Matthew IRL WGN 3
2 TONELLI Alessandro ITA BRD 2
3 DAVIES Scott GBR DDD 1

KOM

Overall
1 DAVIES Scott GBR DDD 26
2 TONELLI Alessandro ITA BRD 14
3 MEYER Cameron AUS MTS 14
4 ROWSELL Erick GBR MGT 14
5 DLAMINI Nicholas RSA DDD 13
6 ALAPHILIPPE Julian FRA QST 13
7 MOSES Thomas GBR JLT 10
8 JUNGELS Bob LUX QST 8
9 TOWNSEND Rory GBR BCC 8
10 HANDLEY Richard GBR MGT 7
11 BAYLIS Thomas GBR ONE 7
12 CARTHY Hugh GBR EFD 6
13 SCHMIDT Mads Würtz DEN TKA 6
14 MCEVOY Jonathan GBR MGT 6
15 SUTTERLIN Jasha GER MOV 5
16 HIVERT Jonathan FRA TDE 5
17 CHAVANEL Sylvain FRA TDE 5
18 BOSTOCK Matthew GBR GBR 5
19 DOWNEY Mark IRL WGN 5
20 POELS Wout NED SKY 4
21 ROGLIC Primoz SLO TLJ 4
22 TEGGART Matthew IRL WGN 4
23 SLATER Alistair GBR JLT 4
24 SCHACHMANN Maximilian GER QST 3
25 FERNANDEZ Ruben ESP MOV 2
26 LIEPINS Emils LAT ONE 2
27 FROOME Christopher GBR SKY 2
28 PYM George GBR MGT 2
29 SHAW James GBR LTS 1
30 HOFLAND Moreno NED LTS 1
31 KEISSE Iljo BEL QST 1

Chineway – KOM 1 – km 6.7
1 DAVIES Scott GBR DDD 8
2 BAYLIS Thomas GBR ONE 7
3 MCEVOY Jonathan GBR MGT 6
4 CHAVANEL Sylvain FRA TDE 5
5 SLATER Alistair GBR JLT 4
6 SCHACHMANN Maximilian GER QST 3
7 FERNANDEZ Ruben ESP MOV 2
8 SHAW James GBR LTS 1

Bratton Flemming – km 118.8
1 DAVIES Scott GBR DDD 8
2 ROWSELL Erick GBR MGT 7
3 TONELLI Alessandro ITA BRD 6
4 MEYER Cameron AUS MTS 5
5 TEGGART Matthew IRL WGN 4
6 VANENDERT Jelle BEL LTS 3
7 FROOME Christopher GBR SKY 2
8 HOFLAND Moreno NED LTS 1

Challacombe Hill – km 153
1 DAVIES Scott GBR DDD 10
2 MEYER Cameron AUS MTS 9
3 TONELLI Alessandro ITA BRD 8
4 ROWSELL Erick GBR MGT 7
5 CARTHY Hugh GBR EFD 6
6 ALAPHILIPPE Julian FRA QST 5
7 ROGLIC Primoz SLO TLJ 4
8 POELS Wout NED SKY 3
9 SUTTERLIN Jasha GER MOV 2
10 JUNGELS Bob LUX QST

BEST of BRITISH

STAGE
1 CARTHY Hugh EFD GBR 00″
2 DAVIES Scott DDD GBR B:02″ 05″
3 SWIFT Connor MGT GBR 30″
4 HAYTER Ethan GBR GBR ‘ ‘
5 THWAITES Scott DDD GBR ‘ ‘
6 PIDCOCK Thomas WGN GBR ‘ ‘
7 STEDMAN Maximilian BCC GBR ‘ ‘
8 BRADBURY Edmund JLT GBR ‘ ‘
9 WILLIAMS Stephen GBR GBR ‘ ‘
10 SHAW James LTS GBR ‘ ‘
11 HOLMES Matthew MGT GBR ‘ ‘
12 CULLAIGH Gabriel WGN GBR 03’13”
13 WRIGHT Fred GBR GBR ‘ ‘
14 DOWSETT Alex TKA GBR ‘ ‘
15 THOMAS Geraint SKY GBR ‘ ‘
16 SWIFT Ben GBR GBR ‘ ‘
17 STANNARD Ian SKY GBR ‘ ‘
18 HANDLEY Richard MGT GBR ‘ ‘
19 ROWSELL Erick MGT GBR B:02″ ‘ ‘
20 BOSTOCK Matthew GBR GBR 06’17”
21 MCNALLY Mark WGG GBR ‘ ‘
22 WILLIAMS Peter ONE GBR 11’05”
23 GARDIAS Dexter BCC GBR 11’45”
24 SLATER Alistair JLT GBR ‘ ‘
25 PATON Alex BCC GBR ‘ ‘
26 PYM George MGT GBR ‘ ‘
27 FROOME Christopher SKY GBR ‘ ‘
28 NALLY Joseph GBR GBR ‘ ‘
29 BAYLIS Thomas ONE GBR ‘ ‘
30 MCLAY Daniel EFD GBR ‘ ‘
31 LATHAM Christopher ONE GBR ‘ ‘
32 TENNANT Andrew BCC GBR ‘ ‘
33 MOSES Thomas JLT GBR ‘ ‘
34 BRIGGS Graham JLT GBR ‘ ‘
35 MCEVOY Jonathan MGT GBR ‘ ‘
36 MOULD Jonathan JLT GBR ‘ ‘
37 TOWNSEND Rory BCC GBR ‘ ‘
38 STEWART Thomas JLT GBR ‘ ‘

OVERALL
1 CARTHY Hugh EFD GBR 8h15’49” 00″
2 DAVIES Scott DDD GBR 8h15’52” 03″
3 HAYTER Ethan GBR GBR 8h16’19” 30″
4 THWAITES Scott DDD GBR 8h16’19” ‘ ‘
5 PIDCOCK Thomas WGN GBR 8h16’19” ‘ ‘
6 STEDMAN Maximilian BCC GBR 8h16’19” ‘ ‘
7 HOLMES Matthew MGT GBR 8h16’19” ‘ ‘
8 BRADBURY Edmund JLT GBR 8h16’19” ‘ ‘
9 WILLIAMS Stephen GBR GBR 8h16’19” ‘ ‘
10 SHAW James LTS GBR 8h16’44” 55″

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