Despite cool temperatures and increasing precipitation, Cervélo rider Brett Lancaster found the energy to outsprint the lead group for a win in Stage Two of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California.
After a series of steep climbs and dangerous descents split up the peloton, only the strongest all-around riders were left to contest the win. A group of 27 riders set broke free near the crest of the final climb, and split further on the wet roads of the final descent.
None of the big sprinters could keep the pace. Yellow-jersey wearer Mark Cavendish, and Tom Boonen, who was injured in Stage One, tell off the back on the final climb, as did Fabian Cancellara, whose health had been shaky from the outset. Saxo Bank sprinter J.J. Haedo was one of many who crashed on the slick roads.
After a series of steep climbs and dangerous descents split up the peloton, only the strongest all-around riders were left to contest the win. A group of 27 riders set broke free near the crest of the final climb, and split further on the wet roads of the final descent.
None of the big sprinters could keep the pace. Yellow-jersey wearer Mark Cavendish, and Tom Boonen, who was injured in Stage One, tell off the back on the final climb, as did Fabian Cancellara, whose health had been shaky from the outset. Saxo Bank sprinter J.J. Haedo was one of many who crashed on the slick roads.
