Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) claimed his eighth consecutive time trial victory to remain unbeaten in his specialty for a whole year as he won Stage 2 – Abu Dhabi Sports Council Stage – of the UAE Tour ahead of Stefan Bissegger (EF Education-Nippo) and Mikkel Bjerg (UAE Team Emirates) on Al Hudayriyat Island. Fourth on the day, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) moved into the lead of the General Classification with a 5’’ advantage over João Almeida (Deceuninck-Quick Step) ahead of tomorrow’s summit finish on Jebel Hafeet.
Stage Result
1 – Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers), 13km in 13’56”, average speed 55.981km/h
2 – Stefan Bissegger (EF Education – Nippo) at 14″
3 – Mikkel Bjerg (UAE Team…