Sivakov seals second win for Team Sky in Stage 2
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Updated 23/04/2019 at 16:58 GMT
Pavel Sivakov won Stage 2 of the Tour of the Alps by four seconds to clinch the overall lead.
Pavel Sivakov of Russia and Team Sky / during the 43rd Tour of the Alps 2019, Stage 1 a 144km stage from Kufstein to Kufstein / @Tourof_TheAlps / #TotA / on April 22, 2019 in Kufstein, Austria.
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The 21-year-old won in a time of 4.58:17 to take his first victory as a professional after going clear with around 300m remaining.
It gave Team Sky their second victory in two days after Tao Geoghegan Hart won the first stage on Monday.
Jan Hirt and Mattia Cattaneo completed the podium.
"We could not wish for a better start to the race: two stages in two wins, it's unbelievable," Sivakov said afterwards.
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'We couldn't have wished for a better start!' - Sivakov reflects on first two stages
"Yesterday Tao had his first pro win and today, I've gone mine."
Sivakov's team-mate Chris Froome had a slightly tougher day he ended up crossing the finish line 1:36 down.
TOUR OF THE ALPS STAGE 2 RESULTS
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Pavel Sivakov (Rus) Team Sky 4:58:17
2 Jan Hirt (Cze) Astana Pro Team 0:00:04
3 Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 0:00:17
4 Fausto Masnada (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 0:00:22
5 Hermann Pernsteiner (Aut) Bahrain-Merida 0:00:29
6 Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:00:30
7 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
8 Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Team Sky 0:00:43
9 Pello Bilbao (Spa) Astana Pro Team 0:00:44
10 Nikita Stalnov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:00:52
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