Magnus Sheffield moved up to third place at Tirreno-Adriatico following an action-packed gravel finale to stage two.
The American finished as part of a chasing group in tricky wet conditions, 17 seconds back on the lead breakaway trio, and moved into the top three overall. Sheffield now sits 13 seconds down on new race leader Isaac Del Toro (UAE Emirates – XRG).
Thymen Arensman was present towards the front of the race on the gravel approach to San Gimignano but would go down on a muddy right-hander. The Dutchman was able to remount before finishing 1:38 back on stage winner Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-PremierTech).
Race leader heading into the stage, Filippo Ganna put in a strong ride, leading the peloton on the approach to the climb before limiting his losses well. He still holds eighth place overall, 34 seconds off the Maglia Azzurra.
Earlier Jack Haig got through a huge amount of work on the front, before being joined by Brandon Rivera at the head of the race.