Thomas leads Eneco charge
Last Updated: 22/09/16 4:36pm
Geraint first Team Sky man home on stage two time trial in Breda to stay in overall contention.
Geraint Thomas remains in overall contention at the Eneco Tour after producing a solid ride on the day two time trial.
Thomas finished the 9.6 kilometre course in 11 minutes 20 seconds, 32 seconds back on stage winner Rohan Dennis (BMC), who completed the test in central Breda at an average speed of 53.3km/h.
That leaves Thomas 32 seconds off the lead, with two hilly stages and a team time trial still to come in Holland and Belgium.
Vasil Kiryienka put in a strong performance out on course but the time trial world champion was hamstrung after a pre-stage technical issue saw him head down the ramp late.
Danny van Poppel was the team's next man home, 43 seconds back, with Ben Swift home seven seconds later. Michal Kwiatkowski, Andy Fenn and Lars Petter Nordhaug all finished safely.
'He's in the mix'
After a relatively quiet start to the race, Sport Director Servais Knaven talked us through the day and gave an injury report on Van Poppel after his crash on day one.
"G was our top finisher today and although he's lost some time he's in the mix. We've seen from previous editions there's lots that can happen in this race," said the Dutchman.
"Danny is okay after his crash and he was able to do a decent time today. He felt pretty good ahead of the stage. He had some pain yesterday but today was much better.
"I expect a bunch sprint tomorrow, as well as Thursday and probably also on Saturday. Hopefully he can recover well enough to be in the mix tomorrow and go for the stage win again. That's the aim."
