Stage 2
Meersman times it perfectly
- Sunday 21 August 2016
- 161 km
- 2,168 m climbed
- Won by Gianni Meersman
The road
How it was won
- 6 km to go
Chaos in the run-in
A sleepy first road stage wakes up violently in the closing kilometres, with a couple of crashes scattering the bunch on the approach to Baiona.
- At the line
Meersman times it perfectly
Lampaert and Štybar hit the front with 500 metres left, perfectly placed on the left through the sweeping final left-hander, and Gianni Meersman jumps out of their slipstream and is never troubled.
The result
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gianni Meersman | Etixx - Quick Step | 4:16:39 |
| 2 | Michael Schwarzmann | Bora - Argon 18 | +0:00 |
| 3 | Magnus Cort | ORICA-BikeExchange | +0:00 |
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