Soudal - Quick Step won the second stage of the Uae Tour, a 17 km team time trial in Khalifa Port.

The formation made up of Evenepoel, Cerny, Merlier, Schmid, Serry, Van Lerberghe and Vervaeke finished with a time of 18'17", preceding by only one second the revelation of the day, the Ef Education Easy-Post of Amador, Camargo, Van der Berg, Carr, De Bod, Steinhauser and Wisniowski.

Minimum gaps also for Ineos Grenadiers, Bahrain Victorious and Team Jayco AlUla . Bad for Adam Yates' Uae Emirates losing another 16" from the world champion.

In the general standings Lucas Plapp is the new leader but Evenepoel has his own time.

Photo Sprint Cycling

Order of arrival:

1 Soudal - Quick Step 18'17"

2 Ef Education Easy Post 18'18"

3 Ineos Grenadiers 18'20"

4 Bahrain Victorious 18'21"

5 Team Jayco AlUla 18'22"

Overall ranking:

1 PLAPP Luke INEOS Grenadiers 3:35:50

2 EVENEPOEL Remco Soudal - Quick Step ,,

3 ARNDT Nikias Bahrain - Victorious 0:03

4 BILBAO Pello Bahrain - Victorious 0:04

5 CAVENDISH Mark Astana Qazaqstan Team 0:15

6 BOL Cees Astana Qazaqstan Team 0:21

7 KOOIJ Olav Jumbo-Visma 0:23

8 VAN LERBERGHE Bert Soudal - Quick Step 0:29

9 MERLIER Tim Soudal - Quick Step 0:30

10 DRIZNERS Jarrad Lotto Dstny 0:50