Viviani sprints to 1st grand tour win in 2nd Giro stage (The Associated Press)

Elia Viviani timed his sprint to perfection to win the second stage of the Giro d’Italia on Sunday, while Michael Matthews moved into the overall lead on a day marred by several crashes. Viviani edged out Dutchman Moreno Hofland by half a wheel to claim his first win in a grand tour. Andre Greipel went too early and finished third. Matthews, part of the Orica Green-Edge team that won Saturday’s team time trial, finished seventh on the mainly flat, 177-kilometer (110-mile) route from Albenga to Genoa to take the leader’s pink jersey from teammate Simon Gerrans.