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Tour of Britain Stage 2: Julien Vermote outguns Cummings in the final 500 metres

Julien Vermote (Etixx – Quick-Step) won stage two of the Tour of Britain to take the leader’s yellow jersey.

Vermote out-sprinted Britain’s Steve Cummings (Dimension Data) in an uphill finish in Kendal after a stage across the Lake District.

Monday’s stage winner Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) was part of an early breakaway group, which also included Vermote and Irish champion Nicolas Roche of Team Sky.

But, as had seemed likely, the complexion of the race changed on the final big climb of the day – aptly named The Struggle – where Greipel was quickly distanced and a number of leading riders moved ahead of the peloton, Cummings among them after being paced on to the early slopes of the climb by Mark Cavendish.

Cummings looked well set for the stage win but could not match Etixx Quick Step rider Vermote’s sprint with 150 metres to go. Daniel Martin (Etixx – Quick-Step) finished third.

Vermote takes the leader’s jersey from Andre Greipel (Lotto Soudal) who won stage one on Sunday. Cummings sits second in general classification, six seconds behind Vermote.

Briton Bradley Wiggin's looked like he enjoyed his outing during stage 2 from Carlisle to Kendal, posting a photo of himself running up the day's final KOM over a climb called The Struggle. Apparently he was mocking Chris Froome's jaunt up the Ventoux!

The climb out of Ambleside, for a considerable distance, the gradient is between 18%-20%. It’s a real lung breaker.

The Peleton climbs the 20-25% climb of the Struggle out of Ambleside in the Lake DistrictThe Peleton climbs the 20-25% climb of the Struggle out of Ambleside in the Lake DistrictThe Peleton climbs the 20-25% climb of the Struggle out of Ambleside in the Lake DistrictThe Peleton climbs the 20-25% climb of the Struggle out of Ambleside in the Lake Districtgf-tob-stage2-5The Peleton climbs the 20-25% climb of the Struggle out of Ambleside in the Lake DistrictJulien Vermote outguns Cummings in the final 500 metres
 

Tour of Britain Stage 2 Results Top 20

1 Julien Vermote (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step 4:40:50 
2 Stephen Cummings (GBr) Dimension Data 0:00:02 
3 Daniel Martin (Irl) Etixx - Quick-Step 0:00:58 
4 Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert   
5 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Soudal   
6 Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky   
7 Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty - Groupe Gobert 0:01:02 
8 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin   
9 Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac   
10 Jacopo Mosca (Ita) Trek-Segafredo 0:01:06 
11 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Sky 0:01:07 
12 Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team   
13 Mark Christian (GBr) Team WIGGINS 0:02:50 
14 Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) Cannondale-Drapac 0:04:23 
15 Edmund Bradbury (GBr) NFTO 0:04:27 
16 Erick Rowsell (GBr) Madison Genesis 0:04:29 
17 Marco Marcato (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert 0:04:31 
18 Ian Bibby (GBr) NFTO   
19 Dion Smith (NZl) ONE Pro Cycling   
20 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Orica-BikeExchange 0:04:33

Tour of Britain General Classification after Stage 2 

1 Julien Vermote (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step 8:33:20 
2 Stephen Cummings (GBr) Dimension Data 0:00:06 
3 Daniel Martin (Irl) Etixx - Quick-Step 0:01:04 
4 Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert 0:01:08 
5 Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky   
6 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Soudal   
7 Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac 0:01:12 
8 Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty - Groupe Gobert   
9 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin   
10 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Sky 0:01:16 
11 Jacopo Mosca (Ita) Trek-Segafredo   
12 Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:01:17 
13 Mark Christian (GBr) Team WIGGINS 0:03:00 
14 Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) Cannondale-Drapac 0:04:33 
15 Edmund Bradbury (GBr) NFTO 0:04:37 
16 Erick Rowsell (GBr) Madison Genesis 0:04:39 
17 Ian Bibby (GBr) NFTO 0:04:41 
18 Dion Smith (NZl) ONE Pro Cycling   
19 Marco Marcato (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert   
20 Jack Bauer (NZl) Cannondale-Drapac 0:04:43  

VIDEO: Tour of Britain Stage 2 Highlights