Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) won stage 2 of the Tour du Poitou-Charentes on Wednesday, beating Elia Viviani (Team Sky) in a direct reversal of the result of the opening stage.
The Frenchman had more teammates than the Italian heading into the final few kilometres of the flat 185.7km stage from Saint-Savinien to Roumazières-Loubert, and even if it was the Direct Energie team who led out the sprint proper, Bouhanni had enough pace to hold off an in-form Viviani.
Damien Touzé (HP BTP-Auber 93) finished third to round out the podium.
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Bouhanni not only beat Viviani but also took the leader's jersey off his shoulders. With time bonuses of 10, 6, and 4 seconds on offer on the line, the pair are now tied for time atop the general classification, both having finished first and second across the opening two stages, but the leadership was awarded to Bouhanni.
Another flat stage offered slim hope to breakaway hopefuls but that didn't stop a group getting away in the opening kilometres. After around 10km, Mads Pedersen(Trek-Segafredo), Tom Bohli (BMC Racing Team), and Flavien Dassonville (HP BTP-Auber 93) were away, and after a few more kilometres they were joined by latecomer Jérémy Cabot (Roubaix-Lille Métropole) to make it four.
They built up a lead of 3:30 but, despite the flat terrain, it was never allowed to grow beyond four minutes, as Viviani's Sky teammates took control of the peloton.
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