Egan Bernal (Team Sky) surged late in the final climb to win second stage of the Tour of California, seizing the overall lead.
The 21-year-old from Bogota captured his fourth win of the year, taking the 157 kilometre stage in 4 hours 14 minutes.
“In the final 2 km I attacked it and I arrived alone,” Bernal said. “The last part was the most important part. We tried to do it the most hardest possible.
“When I attacked I just did my pace. I needed to take control of the climb. I looked back and it was good. The team did such a great job. I’m happy to be on this great team.”
Rafal Majka (Bora-hansgrohe) was second, 21 second back, with Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) third, another four seconds adrift.
In the overall fight, Majka is second at 25 seconds back with Yates at 31 and Antwan Tolhoek (LottoNL-Jumbo) fourth at 40 seconds back.
Tuesday’s 197 km third stage goes from King City to Laguna Seca.
Tour of California 2018 – stage 2 results (Ventura – Gilbratar Road):
| 1 | Egan Bernal (Team Sky) | 4:14:00 |
| 2 | Rafal Majka (Bora-hansgrohe) | +21” |
| 3 | Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) | +25” |
| 4 | Antwan Tolhoek (LottoNL-Jumbo) | +30” |
| 5 | Daniel Martinez (EF Education First-Drapac) | ,, |
| 6 | Kristijan Durasek (UAE Team Emirates) | ,, |
| 7 | Mathias Frank (AG2R La Mondiale) | +40” |
| 8 | Tejay van Garderen (BMC) | +50” |
| 9 | Edward Ravasi (UAE Team Emirates) | +59” |
| 10 | Ruben Guerreiro (Trek-Segafredo) | +01’01” |
General classification after stage 2:
| 1 | Egan Bernal (Team Sky) | 4:14:00 |
| 2 | Rafal Majka (Bora-hansgrohe) | +25” |
| 3 | Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) | +31” |
| 4 | Antwan Tolhoek (LottoNL-Jumbo) | +40” |
| 5 | Daniel Martinez (EF Education First-Drapac) | ,, |
| 6 | Kristijan Durasek (UAE Team Emirates) | ,, |
| 7 | Mathias Frank (AG2R La Mondiale) | +50” |
| 8 | Tejay van Garderen (BMC) | +01’00” |
| 9 | Edward Ravasi (UAE Team Emirates) | +01’09” |
| 10 | Ruben Guerreiro (Trek-Segafredo) | +01’11” |
