Diego Ulissi outsprints Peter Sagan on uphill finish of Giro d'Italia 2020 stage two

The two riders went head-to-head in the final 100 metres of the stage but it was the climber who came out on top

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Diego Ulissi rode a perfect race to outsprint Peter Sagan on the uphill finish on stage two of the Giro d'Italia 2020.

After an undulating day of racing in Sicily, the race came down to a final 3.7km uphill dash to the finish, with Ulissi breaking free of the peloton a kilometre from the line.

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Alex Ballinger