Caleb Ewan (Mitchelton-Scott) got redemption for his stage 1 loss at the Tour Down Under, taking out the uphill stage 2 sprint Wednesday in Stirling ahead of teammate Daryl Impey and seizing the overall race lead as well.
Ewan was calm and comfortable as the peloton circled the loop around Stirling the last of three times, then he waited for Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) to jump in the sprint before launching from is own lead-out and overtaking the world champion at the line. Impey also slipped past Sagan for second, with Sagan's teammate Jay McCarthy finishing third. Sagan missed the podium in fourth.
Ewan now leads the overall by 10 seconds over Impey and 12 seconds over Sagan and McCarthy.
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"I heard on the radio that Greipel had been dropped on the last climb, so I’m happy to be back in ochre," Ewan said. "It’s just good to get that confidence back after the last few races."
Ewan lost to Sagan in the People's Choice Classic and fell to Greipel on stage 1, but he looked strong and confident during the stage 2 run to Stirling and then on the three 21km finishing circuits.
"I hid pretty well in the field," he said. "I've done this circuit before so I know where I can relax and when I need to be at the front. The boys did the same thing. We were relaxed when we could and went hard when we needed to."
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