Philippe Gilbert wins Tour of Beijing stage two to take overall lead

Second stage of 2014 Tour of Beijing shortened due to air quality as Philippe Gilbert takes charge on uphill finish. Photos by Graham Watson

Philippe Gilbert wins stage two of the 2014 Tour of Beijing

(Image credit: Graham Watson)

Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing) won the second stage of the 2014 Tour of Beijing on Saturday, and took the overall lead in the race.

Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (Giant-Shimano) placed second in the sprint, with Rui Costa (Lampre) in third on a day where the overall contenders showed their hand on the uphill kick to Yan Jia Ping.

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