00:00You
00:05It's more expensive.
00:10Whoa, crash, and a big crash in the peloton.
00:15This is a big move here. Jonathan Milan against Britain.
00:20On to stage two of the Elula tour. Jonathan Milan
00:25roared to victory yesterday after some crosswind chaos
00:28that is typical of this race.
00:30And the Italian is keen to double up today,
00:33even if there is more wind on the menu.
00:35Today we have other chance, other opportunities,
00:38but also we will have...
00:40We have to be careful for the crosswinds.
00:42Yeah, we'll be pretty similar sides than yesterday, but yeah.
00:45We are focused on it, we are ready, and we can wait for it.
00:50Jonathan finished second yesterday after fine work from Kofidis
00:53and his lead-out man, Hugo Page.
00:55The Belgian is now hoping to go one better.
00:58Is Milan beatable in this heavy...
01:01Yeah, of course. Every sprint is different.
01:03But, you know, like a finish like yesterday...
01:05When he can do a free sprint, I think there's not many guys
01:08who can beat him at the moment.
01:10So we really have to take him on like...
01:12Yeah, maybe when he makes a mistake, of course,
01:14it always can happen in this...
01:15So we keep going, we keep trying, and today is a new chance.
01:20Stage 2 starts and ends at the Al-Manshia train station.
01:25152 kilometres with no climbs on the menu, but a westerly wind...
01:30that could cause splits, especially when the peloton are riding south,
01:33back towards the finish.
01:35They will also get an opportunity to see some of the region's iconic sights today...
01:39Hegra...
01:40So, is it going to be another sprint?
01:43Or will the weather gods decide...
01:45Otherwise...
01:50Is it going to be another sprint?
01:53Yeah.
01:54Ow.
01:55Well, five riders made today's breakaway, including three of those who got into
02:00it yesterday. But like yesterday, they were being swept up just as the live pictures began.
02:05The racing full gas once again as the riders dipped in and out of the race.
02:10The cross wins.
02:11Well, Lidl Trek making sure they had the race leader, Jonathan Millan, safe
02:15ly up at the front. And after all of his problems yesterday, Jan Christen of UAE.
02:20He was in there as well.
02:25But the man in the orange jersey, Mark Donovan, had been caught out.
02:30He spoke this morning about his hopes of getting a decent GC result. But this was far from an ideal
02:35situation. The chase was on there.
02:40But several teams at the front were keen to keep the pace high. Bahrain victorious, for example,
02:45working on behalf of their sprinter, Phil Bauhaus.
02:50The Donovan group gradually closing in.
02:55But the leaders kicked on again with Bahrain victorious and UAE really putting the hammer down.
03:00And growing the gap to around 45 seconds in the swirling sands.
03:05It's a sandstorm in Alula.
03:10And the riders are battling for survival.
03:15Well, things did eventually begin to settle down as the riders went past the UNESCO World Heritage Center
03:20night of Hegra.
03:21And finally, with 40 kilometers to go, the chase is caught up again.
03:25End of breakaway. End of breakaway.
03:29End of breakaway.
03:30111.
03:31111.
03:35A change of race situation shortly afterwards with Stefan de Borde and Matilda
03:40Matthias Brian Hoy going on the attack.
03:42Now, these two were team mates last year.
03:44But de Borde...
03:45He left Terengganu over the winter to join Modern Adventure Pro Cycling.
03:49A brand new American...
03:50A brand new American team founded by former pro George Hincapie and his brother Richard
03:53and taking part in their very...
03:55first race this week.
03:56Well, the duo weren't given much rub by the sprint...
04:00teams.
04:01They were brought back before the second intermediate active sprint.
04:05There wasn't much to report at that particular sprint, but...
04:10with just over 10 kilometers to go, there was a bonus sprint and Jan Christen pounced...
04:15to take three bonus seconds ahead of his team mate Kevin Vermarker.
04:20Milan and the rest of the fast men getting ready...
04:25for a proper bunch sprint, but there was still time for a bit of late drama.
04:29A puncture for...
04:30Bauhaus with around 6k to go.
04:32And then Fabio Jakobsen pulling up with cramp.
04:35That's what we need to do for something.
04:36I don't feel...
04:37I don't feel...
04:38I don't know if I want to come through the first time.
04:39I don't feel...
04:40I don't feel....
04:41I don't feel...
04:42but I don't feel...
04:43I don't feel...
04:44better.
04:45So hopefully...
04:46I don't...
04:48I don't feel...
04:49Let's, you know,
04:50I'm a couple of different recruits from the season.
04:51I'm going to be taking the next time...
04:53I guess...
04:55When I asked...
04:56I was working...
04:58Dhabi L sanitizer...
05:00I guess...
05:01I don't feel so...
05:02I feel...
05:03I'm going...
05:04I'm going to be...
04:40So, two sprinters down but still plenty of contenders.
04:45Could anyone stop Milan and Little Trek making it two from two?
04:50Big U-turn, got to come out in the first ten.
04:56Managing to do that, Milan is there.
04:59One kilometre.
05:00One kilometre of racing to go.
05:01You go straight down and then a right-hander.
05:05Into the finish line.
05:10And we see now Little Trek.
05:15Rye on the front.
05:16I've heard there's a crash of Riley Pickerel of the team of Modern Adventure.
05:20Who's touched a wheel or something.
05:22740 metres of racing to go.
05:26It's the team of Lidl Trek still with Milan.
05:29Moschetti.
05:30He's getting ready to pounce.
05:32Fretin is there in the white jersey.
05:34500...
05:35500 metres of racing to go now on stage two of the Alula Tour.
05:40Simone Consoni has his Olympic compatriot locked in and ready.
05:45And they're gonna fire now for the finish line.
05:47Big move of Moschetti.
05:49Milan...
05:51Fretin is still there.
05:52And here goes Johnny Milan looking for...
05:55Two wins out of two.
05:56Real powerful finish.
05:58No one's gonna get any...
06:00Anywhere close.
06:01It's two from two for Johnny Milan.
06:05A textbook lead out from Simone Consoni...
06:10A textbook sprint from Jonathan Milan.
06:13The Italian connection working one...
06:15No one's gonna be slender as Lidl Trek made it two wins from two.
06:18Milan really is a cut above the rest of the game...
06:20of the sprint field here in Alula, win number 27 of his career and he extends his
06:25race lead to 14 seconds.
06:27I think it was our dream scenario.
06:30I mean, I'm really happy for how we did it.
06:35For how we controlled the race, for how we moved in the echelons.
06:40Yeah, with this team is coming almost everything.
06:45Quite easy, I would say.
06:46No, and in the end it was a perfect game.
06:50And then I had just to sprint to do my best.
06:55Milan taking it ahead of another Italian, Daniel Scurll, who sprinted for Bahrain
07:00victorious in the absence of Bauhaus.
07:02In fact, Italians locked out four of the top five.
07:05With Ackermann third, ahead of Muschietti and Maluchelli.
07:11Milan will spend a second day in the leaders' green jersey then.
07:14The little Trek man is...
07:1514 seconds clear of Freta and 16 clear of Muschietti.
07:19Still lots of sprinters...
07:20in the top ten.
07:21But that is set to change tomorrow.
07:25Milan doubling his points tally to 30.
07:28He's 14 ahead of Muschietti.
07:30He will no doubt recover the red jersey when he loses green on stage three.
07:35Donovan of Pinarello Q36.5 remains the most active rider.
07:40He is level on points with Lidl Trek's Jakob Soderqvist.
07:43And Fretan Reu...
07:45the race's best young rider.
07:46Ten seconds ahead of his confidence teammate, Eduardo Zamperino.
07:50Tomorrow it's time for the GC contenders to take centre stage as we head...
07:55for a summit finish on Birgida Mountain.
07:58Join us for that on Thursday.
08:00Thanks for watching.
08:05We'll see you next time.
08:10Bye.
08:11Bye.
08:12Bye.
