Manxman claims eighth victory of the season
Monday 27 April 2015 17:04, UK
Mark Cavendish retained his lead of the Tour of Turkey by winning for the second day in a row on stage two on Monday.
Cavendish (Etixx - Quick-Step) proved too fast for runner-up Sacha Modolo (Lampre-Merida) and third-placed Nicola Ruffoni (Bardiani-CSF) after the 182km stage from Alanya to Antalya finished in a sprint.
It was his eighth win of the season and sixth at the Tour of Turkey in the last two years.
Cavendish was wearing the leader's jersey after claiming victory on stage one on Sunday.
There are no bonus seconds on offer at the race, meaning Cavendish remains on the same overall time as his closest rivals. Modolo is now second in the general classification, with Ruffoni third.
The eight-day race continues on Tuesday with a hilly 163km third stage from Kemer to Elmali.
Stage two result
1 Mark Cavendish (GB) Etixx - Quick-Step, 4:21:32
2 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre-Merida, same time
3 Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani-CSF, st
4 Juan Sebastian Molano (Col) Team Colombia, st
5 Daniele Colli (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini, st
General classification
1 Mark Cavendish (GB) Etixx - Quick-Step, 7:39:30
2 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre-Merida, same time
3 Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani-CSF, st
4 Michael Kolar (Slo) Tinkoff-Saxo, st
5 Ahmet Orken (Tur) Torku Sekerspor, st
