It's an important blow that could prove to be a knockout punch, scored by Michael Storer in the second stage of the Tour of the Alps. The Tudor Australian made the difference on the second passage of the Telves di Sopra climb (4.2 km at 7%), crested with a 10-second advantage and then courageously descended. Storer also took advantage of the hesitation among the chasers - Seixas, Gall, Ciccone, Bardet, Hindley, and Cepeda - who did not give their all, to the point that they allowed Poole, Piganzoli, and Caruso to stay in contention.

In the sprint for the honor places, with 41 seconds behind the winner, Seixas outsprinted Bardet, Piganzoli, and Ciccone.

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STAGE RESULTS

1. Storer Michael (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) in 05:00:02
2. Seixas Paul (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) + 41
3. Bardet Romain (Team Picnic PostNL)
4. Piganzoli Davide (Team Polti VisitMalta)
5. Ciccone Giulio (Lidl-Trek)
6. Hindley Jai (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe)
7. Gall Felix (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team)
8. Caruso Damiano (Bahrain Victorious)
9. Cepeda Alexander (EF Education-EasyPost)
10. Poole Max (Team Picnic PostNL) + 43

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION

1. Storer Michael (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) in 08:42:02
2. Seixas Paul (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) + 41
3. Ciccone Giulio (Lidl-Trek)
4. Gall Felix (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) + 45
5. Bardet Romain (Team Picnic PostNL) + 47
6. Hindley Jai (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) + 51
7. Poole Max (Team Picnic PostNL) + 53
8. Cepeda Alexander (EF Education-EasyPost) + 56
9. Piganzoli Davide (Team Polti VisitMalta) + 01:00
10. Caruso Damiano (Bahrain Victorious) + 01:05