CRO Race: Grosu wins stage 2

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Eduard-Michael Grosu (Delko Marseille Provence) celebrates his victory(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Eduard-Michael Grosu (Delko Marseille Provence) put in a late attack to clinch victory on stage 2 of the CRO Race, three seconds ahead of Alex Edmondson (Mitchelton-Scott) and Marko Kump (Adria Mobil), who rounded out the podium.

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Brief results
Pos	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Eduard-Michael Grosu (Rom) Delko Marseille Provence	4:24:39
2	Alex Edmondson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott	0:00:03
3	Marko Kump (Slo) Adria Mobil	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Mattia Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Arvid De Kleijn (Ned) Metec - TKH Continental Cyclingteam p/b Mantel	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Cyril Gautier (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotels	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Matej Mohorič (Slo) Bahrain-Merida	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	John Mandrysch (Ger) P&S Metalltechnik	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani-CSF	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Timon Loderer (Ger) Team Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang	Row 9 - Cell 2

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General classification
Pos	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Eduard-Michael Grosu (Rom) Delko Marseille Provence	8:51:52
2	Marko Kump (Slo) Adria Mobil	0:00:05
3	Alex Edmondson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott	0:00:13
4	Yevgeniy Gidich (Kaz) Astana Pro Team	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Matej Mohorič (Slo) Bahrain-Merida	0:00:14
6	Alexis Guerin (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence	0:00:17
7	Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott	0:00:18
8	Arvid De Kleijn (Ned) Metec - TKH Continental Cyclingteam p/b Mantel	0:00:19
9	John Mandrysch (Ger) P&S Metalltechnik	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Cyril Gautier (Fra) Total Direct Énergie	Row 9 - Cell 2

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