CRO Race 2026, Carl-Frederik Bévort wins stage two in Novalja

Carl-Frederik Bévort (Uno-X Mobility) won stage two of the CRO Race 2026, which finished in Novalja after 114.5 kilometres. The Uno-X Mobility rider beat Nicolas Gojković (Pogi Team Gusto Ljubljana) and Juan Sebastian Molano Benavides (UAE Team Emirates XRG) in the sprint, both credited with the same time as the winner. The race The stage, flat for most of the route apart from two category-two climbs, ended as expected with a bunch sprint. Uno-X Mobility worked at the front in the final kilometres with two riders, before Bévort found the right gap to prevail ahead of Gojković. Molano Benavides, who started from a position further back, recovered places in the finale to close in third. Stage results Carl-Frederik Bévort (Uno-X Mobility) — 2:42:08 Nicolas Gojković (Pogi Team Gusto Ljubljana) s.t. Juan Sebastian Molano Benavides (UAE Team Emirates XRG) s.t. Lorenzo De Longhi (Campana Imballaggi-Morbiato-Trentino) s.t. Davide Donati (Red Bull - Bora - Hansgrohe Rookies) s.t. General classification Juan Sebastian Molano Benavides (UAE Team Emirates XRG) keeps the leader's jersey with 6:40:00, 4 seconds ahead of Carl-Frederik Bévort (Uno-X Mobility) and 7 seconds ahead of Sam Maisonobe (Cofidis). The race continues tomorrow with a new stage.