Van Poppel seventh in Baar
Last Updated: 13/06/16 4:44pm
Danny van Poppel sprinted to seventh while Geraint Thomas maintained his GC foothold on day two at the Tour de Suisse.
Danny van Poppel sprinted to seventh place while Geraint Thomas maintained his general classification foothold on day two at the Tour de Suisse.
Van Poppel was unfortunate, with a rider losing the wheel in the line ahead causing a gap to open up to the first six riders out front. That meant the Dutchman was forced to look on as Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) secured the victory in Baar.
Geraint Thomas was protected by his teammates and crossed the line in 13th, keeping him in touch in 17th overall, 16 seconds back ahead of more selective stages to come.
Courtesy of finding himself on the right side of the divide, Jurgen Roelandts (Lotto Belisol) was able to edge into the yellow jersey by a single second over Fabian Cancellara (Trek-Segafredo).
Team Sky stuck together on wet roads as the peloton ticked off four laps of a 48km circuit around Baar. Ian Boswell and David Lopez led the line and, when the day's breakaway quartet were caught with 34km to go, the team hit the front with Vasil Kiryienka pushing the pace.
Cancellara thought he'd padded out his advantage by winning a late intermediate sprint ahead of Roelandts, but in the end it was the Belgian who claimed the advantage.
