Gb's Tarling Wins First Grand Tour Stage At Giro

Britain's Josh Tarling claimed his first Grand Tour shape triumph pinch triumph successful nan clip proceedings connected shape 2 of nan Giro d'Italia.

Ineos Grenadiers rider Tarling, 21, hit Slovenia's Primoz Roglic by 1 2nd complete nan 13.7km people successful Albania's superior metropolis Tirana.

Roglic did conscionable capable to return nan leader's pinkish jersey disconnected stage-one victor Mads Pedersen and now leads nan Dane by 1 2nd successful nan wide classification.

Australia's Jay Vine vanished 3rd connected nan stage, 3 seconds backmost connected Tarling.

It is Welshman Tarling's 3rd triumph astatine nan World Tour level, pursuing clip proceedings wins astatine nan 2023 Renewi Tour and this year's UAE Tour.

Time proceedings master Tarling completed nan people successful 16 minutes 7 seconds past faced an agonising hold for 58 riders, including different shape favourites and wide contenders, to finish.

"I can't judge it, I'm truthful happy," said Tarling.

"The hold was not nice, I don't want to do it again, it was a agelong time for 13km."

Tarling is now nan youngest victor of a clip proceedings successful Giro history and has a chance for different clip proceedings triumph connected shape 10 connected 20 May.

Britain's Ethan Hayter vanished ninth connected nan stage, 14 seconds backmost connected Tarling.

Though he missed retired connected nan shape win, 2023 Giro champion Roglic, 35, gained clip complete his rivals for nan title.

Spain's Juan Ayuso is now 16 seconds down connected Roglic, pinch Italy's Antonio Tiberi 9 seconds further back.

British twins Simon and Adam Yates, Ecuador's Richard Carapaz and Colombia's Egan Bernal are each complete 30 seconds down connected Roglic but location is plentifulness of climbing to travel successful nan three-week shape race.

Pedersen went retired past and almost held connected to nan leader's jersey, missing retired by 2 seconds arsenic he vanished seventh, 11 seconds backmost connected Roglic.

A hilly 160km way connected Sunday's shape three, starting and finishing successful Vlore, marks nan extremity of nan title successful Albania earlier it moves to Italy pursuing Monday's remainder day.