Megan Guarnier may not have lead after day one but a second place finish on day two propelled her into an eight second lead in her quest for her third straight win. Guarnier was one of six to finish with the top time while Evelyn Stevens finished five seconds further back in seventh. Stevens jumped from 10th to fifth, 14 seconds back. Mara Abbott had a really strong day and finished ninth, nine seconds back, and made a massive move from 126th to 10th but still trails by 37 seconds. Two other Americans finished in the top 50, Kristabel Doebel-Hickok in 19th, 41 seconds back, and Amber Neben in 45th, 1:03 back. Doebel-Hickok is 25th overall, 57 seconds back, while Neben is 42nd, 1:18 back. The only other American to finish in the top 100 was Alexis Ryan in 95th, though she still sits at 81st overall.

Sunday will be a 69 mile stage. There will be regular stages all of the remaining days except for an individual time trial Friday. The Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile wraps up on Sunday the 10th.

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