Abu Dhabi tour stage 2.

Elia Viviani (Team QuickStep-Floor's) wins wind split Abu Dhabi Tour stage 2 and move into race leaders red jersey in Yas Beach.
Danny van Poppel (LottoNL-Jumbo) took second and Pascal Ackermann (Bora-Hansgrohe) finish third.

 How it Happen

 A five-rider breakaway was caught with roughly 50km to go, as Katusha-Alpecin put pressure on the front of the field through a decisive crosswind section.

The team's efforts split the field apart, and some top riders including Kristoff were caught further back in the echelons. The groups merged with 18km to go and it was a sprint to the finish line in Yas Beach.

 Top Ten stage two results.

 1, Elia Viviani (Italy) Quick-Step Floor's 3:15:30,  
2, Danny van Poppel (Netherland) LottoNL-Jumbo,   
3, Pascal Ackermann (Germany) Bora-Hansgrohe,  
4, Kristoffer Halvorsen (Norway) Team Sky,
5, Caleb Ewan (Australia) Mitchelton-Scott,
6, Phil Bauhaus (Germany) Team Sunweb,
 7, Alexander Kristoff (Norway) UAE Team Emirates,    
8, Niccolo Bonifazio (Italy) Bahrain-Merida,  
9, Rudy Barbier (France) AG2R La Mondiale,  
10, Mark Renshaw (Australia) Dimension Data.