Stage 2: Rawa Mazowiecka - Dabrowa Górnicza 240km

Dominik finished with main field again today. Teammate Robert Förster (GER) was highest placed Milram rider in 16th place. Andre Greipel (GER, HTC-Columbia) won the sprint by almost a bike length after coming out from behind the Team Sky lead out. Allan Davis (Aus, Astana) was second, and Wouter Weylandt (Bel, Quick Step) was third. Allan Davis now leads the GC.

Tomorrows 121,1 km stage finishes with seven 11.7 km circuit around city of Katowice. The last two kilometers contain a 90 degree left hand corner and the last kilometer begins within a 180 degree right hand round about the leads into a straight slow downhill shot (loses 22 m elevation over last kilo) to the a fast and furious finish. It will be the teams that are in good position to move their sprinter up after completing the second to last corner and have the legs to keep control coming out of the last corner that will be in the drag race to the finish.

Map and profile stage 2

Video of final kilometers: youtube

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Result stage 2:
1 GREIPEL André THR 06h 02' 52''
2 DAVIS Allan AST + 00' 00''
3 WEYLANDT Wouter QST + 00' 00''
4 SUTTON Christopher SKY + 00' 00''
5 BOZIC Borut VAC + 00' 00''
6 DE HAES Kenny OLO + 00' 00''
7 HAEDO Lucas Sebastian SAX + 00' 00''
8 KRISTOFF Alexander BMC + 00' 00''
9 HUTAROVICH Yauheni FDJ + 00' 00''
10 FURLAN Angelo LAM + 00' 00''
...
16 FÖRSTER Robert MRM + 00' 00''
26 SENTJENS Roy MRM + 00' 00''
45 NERZ Dominik MRM + 00' 00''
57 VOß Paul MRM + 00' 00''
83 FOTHEN Markus MRM + 00' 00''
113 ROELS Dominik MRM + 00' 00''
130 SCHRÖDER Björn MRM + 00' 00''
144 EICHLER Markus MRM + 00' 00''


General classification:
1 DAVIS Allan AST
2 GUARNIERI Jacopo LIQ + 00' 00''
3 GREIPEL André THR + 00' 00''
4 GALDOS ALONSO Aitor EUS + 00' 04''
5 JANIACZYK Błażej POL + 00' 04''
6 SCHAR Michael BMC + 00' 05''
7 MATYSIAK Bartłomiej POL + 00' 05''
8 BODROGI Laszlo KAT + 00' 05''
9 WEYLANDT Wouter QST + 00' 06''
10 SAPA Marcin LAM + 00' 06''
...
19 SENTJENS Roy MRM + 00' 10''
92 FOTHEN Markus MRM + 00' 10''
96 FÖRSTER Robert MRM + 00' 10''
111 EICHLER Markus MRM + 00' 10''
117 NERZ Dominik MRM + 00' 10''
118 ROELS Dominik MRM + 00' 10''
130 VOß Paul MRM + 00' 10''
164 SCHRÖDER Björn MRM + 00' 10''