Orica-GreenEDGE have made it clear that they target stage victories in the Tour of California and so their climbers Adam Yates and Johan Esteban Chaves took it easy in yesterday's time trial to be ready for topday's big battle on Mount Diablo. Jens Mouris and U23 world champion Damien Howson targeted a top 10 in the race against the clock but both fell short.

ORICA-GreenEDGE put two riders in the top 20 in the Amgen Tour of California individual time trial in Folsom on Monday. Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) won stage two with a show-stopping 23’18 ahead of Rohan Dennis (Garmin-Sharp) and Taylor Phinney (BMC). Jens Mouris slotted into 16th place with a time of 24’55. Howson stopped the clock 25’04, good for 20th place. 

“I thought a top ten from either Jens or Damo would have been a really great ride,” said Sport Director Matt Wilson. “They were just outside that. It’s a pretty good day for them both considering they’ve come straight from Turkey and haven’t had much time to get over jet lag.” 

“For the rest of the guys, it was just a matter of getting through the day,” Wilson added. “Esteban [Chaves] and Adam [Yates] are looking to do something on Diablo tomorrow. They took it as easy as they could today. We’re working for the two of them on stage three.”