Alex Dowsett on stage two of the 2014 Tour de Suisse
Alex Dowsett narrowly missed out on a stage win at the French race, Circuit de la Sarthe falling finishing nine seconds behind his own Movistar teammate Adriano Malori.
The stage three result moves the Briton into third place in the overall standing after the second day of racing, which saw the riders take on an 83.9km road race in the morning before going solo in a short 6.8km individual time trial later in the day.
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