Stevens claims stage two victory to take Giro Rosa lead

ByPA Sport

Published 03/07/2016 at 16:34 GMT

The United States' Evelyn Stevens won stage two of the Giro Rosa in Italy on Sunday with a late burst.

Italy's Elisa Longo Borghini was second behind overall leader Evelyn Stevens at the Giro Rosa

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Stevens (Boels Dolmans) triumphed on the 111.1-kilometres route from Tarcento to Montenars, making her move on the short concluding climb.

Italian Elisa Longo Borghini (Wiggle-High5) was second and Polish rider Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Rabo-Liv) third.

Stevens leads by two seconds overall from Niewiadoma.

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Her Boels Dolmans team-mate Megan Guarnier is 18 seconds behind in third overall.

Monday's 120km third stage from Montagnana to Lendinara is expected to finish in a sprint.

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