Giro d'Italia Stage 2: Breaking Down a GC Set Piece in Miniature

The Giro's second stage served up a shocking result and held a few hints about what to expect in the GC battles to come

Simon Yates traversed the banks of the mighty Danube and carved through the streets of Budapest with a shocking level of speed that delivered him a suprise time trial stage win, all while laying down a promising foundation for his overall campaign. Mathieu van der Poel successfully defended his race lead against Yates, but couldn’t find the power to mat…