Italian Alessandro Tonelli claimed the overall lead in the Tour of Britain despite losing a sprint finish to Australian Cameron Mayer on the second stage. Tonelli, of the Bardiani-CSF team, took a six-second time bonus on the line which meant he claimed the green jersey on the 174.9 kilometres Cranbrook to Barnstaple stage in Devon. Meyer, the Commonwealth Games time-trial champion, edged out the Italian on the finish line after a day-long breakaway.