Gaviria inches from victory in Wallonie

Fernando Gaviria showed his speed with a close 2nd place on stage 2 of the Tour de Wallonie (2.Pro) today.

The stage, which was originally postponed due to severe flooding, was re-located to the Zolder racing circuit where the riders raced for 120km on the pan-flat course.

The victory went to Fabio Jakobsen (Deceuninck-Quickstep) with Amaury Capiot (Arkea Samsic) rounding out the podium.

Gaviria now sits third in the General Classification at 4’’ behind race leader Dylan Groenewegen (Jumbo-Visma).

Tomorrow stage 3 will take the riders on the hilly parcours from Plombières to Érezée (179.9km).

Stage 2 results

1.Fabio Jakobsen (Deceuninck-Quickstep) 2:34:42
2.Fernando Gaviria (UAE Team Emirates) s.t
3.Amaury Capiot (Arkea Samsic) s.t

General classification after stage 2

1.Dylan Groenewegen (Jumbo Visma) 6:56:08
2.Fabio Jacobsen (Deceuninck-Quickstep) s.t
3.Fernando Gaviria (UAE Team Emirates) +4’’