Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Boonen wins 2nd stage of Tirreno-Adriatico

Former world champion Tom Boonen of Belgium won the second stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico race and Linus Gerdemann of Germany held onto the overall lead on Thursday.

Boonen, who rides for the Quickstep team, won a mass sprint, completing the 165-kilometer (103-mile) route in and around Montecatini Terme in 4 hours, 14 minutes, 13 seconds.

It was Boonen's fourth stage victory of the season.

Paul Martens of Germany crossed second and Daniele Bennati of Italy was third, both with the same time as Boonen.

Gerdemann and Boonen both have the same overall time, with three riders each four seconds …

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