Mark Cavendish profited from another sublime lead-out from his Omega Pharma-QuickStep team-mates to sprint to his second consecutive stage win at the Tour of Turkey.
“The guys rode incredible today,” said Cavendish. “They delivered me perfectly to the line. I’m happy we could get another stage here at Tour of Turkey and I’m thankful I could finish the work of the guys again today.”
On Sunday, the Manxman powered to an impressive victory on the opening stage – his first race in over a month after he contracted a virus.
Stage two result
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-QuickStep 3:50:18
2 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Neri Sottoli
3 Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Lampre-Merida
4 Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Lotto Belisol
5 Francesco Lasca (Ita) Caja Rural
6 Ken Hanson (Usa) Unitedhealthcare Presented By Maxxis
7 Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale
8 Theo Bos (Ned) Belkin
9 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Lampre-Merida
10 Marco Canola (Ita) Bardiani-CSF
Overall standings
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-QuickStep 7:06:00
2 Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Lampre-Merida
3 Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale
