Tim Wellens (UAE Team Emirates) scored the fourth time trial win of his profession on stage 2 of the Tour de Pologne, setting the one time underneath 24 minutes on the 15.4km uphill check to Karpacz.
The Belgian is out of the general GC image after ending 1:27 down on the hilly opening stage however, setting out 50 minutes earlier than the general contenders, set a time of 23:59 that proved unbeatable for the 40 males that got here after.
Behind Wellens, it was Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease A Bike) who scored second place, ending 9 seconds down with a time of 24:08. Vingegaard, who completed fourth on the opening stage, now strikes into the general lead consequently.
Another UAE rider, Felix Großschartner, rounded out the stage podium with a time of 24:14 – he was one in every of 4 riders from his group filling out the highest 10.
The three males mendacity forward of Vingegaard on the overall classification all shed time to the Dane to fall behind him within the standings. Third-placed Lukas Nerurkar (EF Education-EasyPost) completed forty first with a time of 25:40, whereas second-placed Wilco Kelderman (Visma-Lease A Bike) set a time of 24:41 in tenth following a crash and a motorbike change.
Race chief and stage 1 winner Thibaus Nys (Lidl-Trek), in the meantime, dropped completely out of rivalry with a time of 27:32 to complete in 96th place, 3:33 down on Wellens.
Vingegaard now holds the race lead by a commanding 24 seconds from his teammate Kelderman, whereas Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates) now lies third general, one other second again, after ending sixth on the day.
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