Five talking points from stage two of the Giro d'Italia 2022

Simon Yates was the surprise winner on the stage two time trial

Simon Yates
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YATES LAYS DOWN A MARKER WITH SURPRISE STAGE WIN

Simon Yates

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Stephen Puddicombe is a freelance journalist for Cycling Weekly, who regularly contributes to our World Tour racing coverage with race reports, news stories, interviews and features. Outside of cycling, he also enjoys writing about film and TV - but you won't find much of that content embedded into his CW articles.