TIRANA, May 10 /ATA/ – British cyclist Joshua Tarling won Giro d’Italia’s state 2 in Tirana on Saturday.
British cyclist beat pre-race favourite Primoz Roglic by a solitary second to finish the 13.7-kilometer route through the Albanian capital of Tirana in 16 minutes and seven second, beating the Slovenian rider by only a second.
Rider Jay Vine ranked third, followed by the Italian cyclist Affini and the Czech Vacek.
The opening stage’s winner Mads Pedersen finished seventh, 12 seconds behind Tarling.
The Giro remains in Albania for Sunday’s third stage. The hilly 160-kilometer leg starts and finishes in the coastal city of Vlora.
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