Paris-Nice – 2nd for Trek-Segafredo

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Second place for Niccolo Bonifazio (Trek-Segafredo) on stage 2 of Paris Nice behind Matthews/Bouhanni dog fight

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Paris-Nice – 2nd for Trek-Segafredo

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A more traditional sprint stage greeted the riders for stage two in Paris-Nice, which all came down to a gnarly bunch sprint where Niccolo Bonifazio capped off fantastic team work to finish in second place behind Michael Matthews (Orica GreenEdge).

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“The final was really hard it was up and down all the time, and there were a lot of turns,” said Bonifazio. “The team worked really hard for me, and I could go into the last corner in third position. Then, of course, I tried to win the stage, and I came close finishing third behind Matthews and [Nacer] Bouhanni. I was moved to second when Bouhanni was relegated.

“I like these longer stages because I can handle the distance very well, and still arrive at the finish fresh to do a good sprint.

 

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Trek-Segafredo did not try and match the powerful lead-out trains. Instead, the crafty Edward Theuns, who almost stole the win with a late, daring attack yesterday, appeared at the last moment to lead Bonifazio into prime position. “I came with 700 meters to go, from the back, and I screamed at Niccolo to follow me,” explained Theuns. “I was first into the last corner, and then I tried to keep the tempo as high as possible, and I think he was in 3rd position before I pulled off.”

It was all a model of a classic sprint until the final few meters when Nacer Bouhanni [Cofidis] and Matthews made contact, nearly crashing over the finish line. Unhindered, Bonifazio finished a close third, which would later be bumped to second after Bouhanni was relegated for an illegal sprint.

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