For the second day running, the Tour of Denmark saw an action-packed stage as several attacks were launched and subsequently brought back by a peloton in which Team CULT Energy did their utmost to protect the lead of Magnus Cort.
Danish road champion Michael Mørkøv attempted a late breakaway, but even though he was aided by a couple riders that latched onto his wheel, the trio was brought back and a mass sprint ensued.
Just inside the 5km mark the peloton finally managed to restore and reel in the escapees, thus setting up a bunch sprint.
In the sprint Cavendish failed to live up to expectations. Instead, Matti Breschel took a convincing win ahead of teammate Marko Kump. By winning today, Breschel took a record-breaking 6th stage win in the Tour of Denmark.
Magnus Cort maintained his overall lead.
Stage 2:
1 Matti Breschel - Saxo-Tinkoff 4.17.38
2 Marko Kump - Saxo-Tinkoff
3 Moreno Hofland - Belkin
4 Tyler Farrar - Garmin-Sharp
5 Wilco Kelderman - Belkin
6 Mark Cavendish - Omega Pharma-QuickStep
7 Kenny Dehaes - Lotto-Belisol
8 Björn Leukemans - Vacansoleil-DCM
9 Kevyn Ista - IAM Cycling
10 Lars Bak - Lotto-Belisol
General classification:
1 Magnus Cort - Team Cult Energy 4.17.38
2 Nikola Aistrup - Concordia Forsikring-Riwal 0.01
3 Lars Bak - Lotto-Belisol 0.07
4 Matti Breschel - Team Saxo Tinkoff-Bank 0.11
5 Pim Ligthart - Vacansoleil-DCM 0.15
6 Marko Kump - Team Saxo Tinkoff-Bank
7 Moreno Hofland - Blanco 0.17
8 Matthias Brändle - IAM 0.18
9 Martin Grøn - Concordia Forsikring-Riwal
10 Rasmus Mygind - Team Trefor 0.19
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