Milan wins Tirreno-Adriatrico second stage as Ganna holds lead

Jonathan Milan won the second stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico on Tuesday after charging over the line in an almost uncontested sprint finish.

Italian Milan crossed with his arms held aloft in Follonica after being brilliantly guided to the head of the pack in frantic final few hundred metres of a largely leisurely 192-kilometre ride from Camaiore, alongside the Tyrrhenian sea on mainland Italy's west coast.

The 24-year-old's countryman Filippo Ganna held the lead at the top of the general classification which he earned by storming to the opening individual time trial on Monday.

Tuesday's win was Milan's fourth of the season after claiming two stages on the UAE Tour – where he also topped the points classification – and one at the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana.

A slow run allowed Davide Bais and Alessandro Tonelli reach fellow Italian and early breaker Manuele Tarozzi with 73km remaining, but the local trio were destined to get caught before the real action at the end of the stage.

Once they were swallowed up, the sprinters jostled for position but Milan's Lidl-Trek team did such a good job leading their star man to the front that he had no rivals against whom to fight for the finish.

David Gaudu was one of a clutch of riders to crash out just as the stage was heading towards its finale, with the French winner of the recent Tour of Oman being forced to abandon the race.

Wednesday's stage is the first where the general classification contenders will shine, with a hilly 239km hike between Follonica and Colfiorito.