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Tour de France: Vincenzo Nibali wins Stage 2

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Vincenzo Nibali, the winner of the 2013 Giro d'Italia, took home the Yellow jersey after winning Stage 2 of the Tour de France Sunday. He stayed clear of the group with 1.9km to go before the finish line, defeating Greg van Avermaet, and third place finisher Michael Kwiatkowski. 

Stage 2 was a 124 mile (201 km) race.

Nibali had this to say after the race

“That was a very difficult stage at the end. I really felt as though I was all out and I didn’t think I was going to be able to keep up that pace towards the end, but in the end I just found that little bit extra."

Nibali now has a two second advantage over Peter Sagan, who took the lead in the points classification. Germany's Stage 1 winner Marcel Kittel finished way back of the pack.

Stage 2 results.

Pos Rider Time
1 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) 5:08:36
2 Greg van Avermaet (Bel) + 2 sec
3 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) st
4 Peter Sagan (Svk) st
5 Tony Gallopin (Ita) st

And about that winning kiss. Well...

Maybe not so much.

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