Theres an intermediate sprint early on - Ben Swift takes it
And then Hassen ben Nasser takes the first KoM - perhaps turning his focus now that Stage 1's crash ended his GC aspirations
No breakaway today, so straight to the 2nd KoM. Marzoli wins it, but 2nd for Ben Nasser is enough to take the jersey
But whats this, Sam Bewley has attacked over the top and taken a solo lead
He is the only Kiwi in the race and he is powerfully going along, towards the finish
The rest are struggling to catch up - the peleton are splintering
But despite these efforts, a focused Bewley continues to lead
There are some sprinters in the lead chase group but they are losing contact a little as Olympus AirAsia apply the pressure - they have their team leader Manuel Lloret up here
Victory for Sam Bewley! He takes the Yellow jersey
Ben Swift is able to sprint back up to the Olympus riders but this just allows Van Heerden and Mohs to take advantage, move out of his wheel, and the South African takes 2nd.
Behind them the gaps are closed out and so only Bewley has made gains in the GC today
