The top favourite to win stage 2 of Tirreno-Adriatico 2025 has delivered. Thanks in part to great preparatory work by his team Lidl-Trek, no rider can even begin to hold a candle to Jonathan Milan in the bunch sprint. The Italian won a surprisingly hectic stage with a lead of over a bike length. This is Milan's sixth stage win in a bunch sprint this season.
Milan capitalises on his team-mates' groundwork
With over a kilometre to go, Lidl-Trek took the lead of the peloton with four riders and confidently initiated the bunch sprint from the front. Lidl-Trek was also at the front on the final right-hand bend in the finish town of Follonica in the person of Simone Consonni, who gave Milan a perfect lead-out. Milan broke away behind his team-mate on the finishing straight and demonstrated that he is clearly the fastest sprinter in the long-distance race. Maikel Zijlaard (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) and Paul Penout (Groupama - FDJ) finished well behind Jonathan Milan on the podium. Milan rider Consonni crowned his strong performance with fifth place.
Results of the 2nd stage of Tirreno-Adriatico 2025
Stage 2: Camaiore - Follonica
Tirreno-Adriatico 2025: Stage 2, Camaiore - Follonica
| Rnk. | Riders | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lidl - Trek | 04:45:13 |
| 2 | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | +00:00:00 |
| 3 | Groupama - FDJ | +00:00:00 |
| 4 | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | +00:00:00 |
| 5 | Lidl - Trek | +00:00:00 |
| 6 | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | +00:00:00 |
How the 2nd stage of Tirreno-Adriatico 2025 went
As in the previous year, stage 2 of the Tirreno-Adriatico 2025 led from Camaiore to Follonica. It was already clear beforehand that the 192-kilometre flat stage would normally end in a sprint.
Tarozzi the only runaway winner of the day for the time being
Shortly after the start of the race, Manuele Tarozzi (VF Group - Dardiani CSF - Faizane) set off as a breakaway rider to initiate a breakaway group. However, as no rider really wanted to follow the Italian, he initially fought as a soloist at the front of the race. The peloton quickly let him go and after 30 kilometres he had already built up a lead of over four and a half minutes. However, Tarozzi didn't get much more air, and a short time later his lead slowly but surely dwindled again.
Lidl-Trek in particular, in the person of Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier, rode in the wind for long stretches and set the pace in the peloton. Visma | Lease a Bike and Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe were also at the front of the peloton.
Two riders close the gap to the top
With 78 kilometres to go, two riders from Team Polti VisitMalta attacked out of the peloton: Alessandro Tonelli and Davide Bais were let go by the peloton without much resistance. The two team-mates quickly caught up with their compatriot at the front of the race. After Bais won the only mountain classification of the day, the breakaway came to an end a short time later: around 40 kilometres before the finish, the escapees were caught again.
David Gaudu has to give up at Tirreno-Adriatico 2025
The worst-case scenario then materialised for the captain of the French team Groupama - FDJ, David Gaudu. The Frenchman crashed with four other riders and was the only rider to have to finish the long-distance race due to his injuries - a major setback not only for him, but also for the team.
Groenewegen also crashes
With 17 kilometres to go, the peloton became hectic again: INEOS Grenadiers took the lead of the race with several riders and, after a combination of bends, caused the peloton to be pulled far apart, even tearing it apart in places. Although the peloton then regrouped, there was another crash involving a favourite for the day's victory. Dylan Groenewegen (Team Jayco AlUla) crashed and lost a significant amount of time. Although he managed to catch up with the peloton in time, the Dutchman played no part in the finale.
Jonathan Milan gave his rivals no chance in the bunch sprint. The Italian won from Zijlaard, Penhout, Kooij (Visma | Lease a Bike) and his team-mate Consonni.
