Individual time trials always throw up the possibility of big time gaps amongst the general classification contenders at a Grand Tour and stage 2 of the 2025 Giro d'Italia proved no different. Although Primoz Roglic narrowly missed out on the stage win by 1 second to Joshua Tarling, the Slovenian's consolation prize is the Maglia Rosa.
Roglic, who won the Maglia Rosa at the 2023 Giro d'Italia thanks to a stunning performance against the clock, came closer than anyone else to stopping the British time trial champion on stage 2 here. Whilst that ultimately proved just out of reach, the Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe leader gained some significant time on all the rest of his GC rivals.
What that means for the general classification now, is that stage 1 winner Mads Pedersen drops to 2nd overall, just a single second behind Roglic - so could potentially get himself back in pink on stage 3, with Pedersen's Lidl-Trek teammate Mathias Vacek completing the top 3. Then come the UAE Team Emirates - XRG stars, firstly through Brandon McNulty in 4th at 12 seconds, then Juan Ayuso - 5th at 16 seconds and Isaac del Toro - 6th at 17 seconds.
Completing the top-10, Max Poole (+24), Antonio Tiberi (+25), Michael Storer (+27) and Roglic's Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe teammate Giulio Pellizzari (+31).
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2025 Giro d'Italia GC standings after stage 2
| 1 | Roglic Primoz | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | 03:52:32 |
| 2 | Pedersen Mads | Lidl-Trek | + 01 |
| 3 | Vacek Mathias | Lidl-Trek | + 05 |
| 4 | McNulty Brandon | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 12 |
| 5 | Ayuso Juan | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 16 |
| 6 | del Toro Isaac | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 17 |
| 7 | Poole Max | Team Picnic PostNL | + 24 |
| 8 | Tiberi Antonio | Bahrain Victorious | + 25 |
| 9 | Storer Michael | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 27 |
| 10 | Pellizzari Giulio | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 31 |
| 11 | van Aert Wout | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 32 |
| 12 | Kelderman Wilco | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 32 |
| 13 | Yates Simon | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 33 |
| 14 | Yates Adam | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 36 |
| 15 | Carapaz Richard | EF Education-EasyPost | + 37 |
| 16 | Hindley Jai | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 39 |
| 17 | Caruso Damiano | Bahrain Victorious | + 39 |
| 18 | Piganzoli Davide | Team Polti VisitMalta | + 40 |
| 19 | Pidcock Tom | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 42 |
| 20 | Ciccone Giulio | Lidl-Trek | + 42 |
| 21 | Aular Orluis | Movistar Team | + 44 |
| 22 | Bernal Egan | INEOS Grenadiers | + 48 |
| 23 | Bardet Romain | Team Picnic PostNL | + 51 |
| 24 | Harper Chris | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 51 |
| 25 | Gaudu David | Groupama-FDJ | + 54 |
| 26 | Rubio Einer | Movistar Team | + 55 |
| 27 | Busatto Francesco | Intermarché-Wanty | + 01:02 |
| 28 | Majka Rafal | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 01:03 |
| 29 | Double Paul | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 01:04 |
| 30 | Howson Damien | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 01:06 |
| 31 | Ulissi Diego | XDS Astana Team | + 01:08 |
| 32 | Conci Nicola | XDS Astana Team | + 01:10 |
| 33 | Aleotti Giovanni | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 01:14 |
| 34 | Engelhardt Felix | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 01:16 |
| 35 | Martinez Daniel | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 01:18 |
| 36 | Gee Derek | Israel-Premier Tech | + 01:25 |
| 37 | Cepeda Jefferson | Movistar Team | + 01:30 |
| 38 | Tarling Joshua | INEOS Grenadiers | + 01:34 |
| 39 | Hermans Quinten | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 01:35 |
| 40 | Quintana Nairo | Movistar Team | + 01:42 |
| 41 | Scaroni Christian | XDS Astana Team | + 01:44 |
| 42 | Stork Florian | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 01:54 |
| 43 | Arensman Thymen | INEOS Grenadiers | + 01:56 |
| 44 | Fiorelli Filippo | VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | + 02:05 |
| 45 | Prodhomme Nicolas | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 02:06 |
| 46 | Frigo Marco | Israel-Premier Tech | + 02:13 |
| 47 | Pinarello Alessandro | VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | + 02:15 |
| 48 | Meintjes Louis | Intermarché-Wanty | + 02:16 |
| 49 | Tjøtta Martin | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 02:19 |
| 50 | Fortunato Lorenzo | XDS Astana Team | + 02:21 |
| 51 | Samitier Sergio | Cofidis | + 02:23 |
| 52 | Bais Davide | Team Polti VisitMalta | + 02:23 |
| 53 | Bais Mattia | Team Polti VisitMalta | + 02:27 |
| 54 | Hirt Jan | Israel-Premier Tech | + 02:27 |
| 55 | Shaw James | EF Education-EasyPost | + 02:27 |
| 56 | Vader Milan | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 02:34 |
| 57 | Oldani Stefano | Cofidis | + 02:34 |
| 58 | Hamilton Chris | Team Picnic PostNL | + 02:34 |
| 59 | Formolo Davide | Movistar Team | + 02:35 |
| 60 | Poels Wout | XDS Astana Team | + 02:40 |
| 61 | Cattaneo Mattia | Soudal Quick-Step | + 02:41 |
| 62 | Bystrøm Sven Erik | Groupama-FDJ | + 02:51 |
| 63 | Bouwman Koen | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 02:52 |
| 64 | Knox James | Soudal Quick-Step | + 02:53 |
| 65 | Geniets Kevin | Groupama-FDJ | + 02:54 |
| 66 | Verre Alessandro | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 02:58 |
| 67 | Cepeda Alexander | EF Education-EasyPost | + 02:58 |
| 68 | Zambanini Edoardo | Bahrain Victorious | + 03:01 |
| 69 | Zana Filippo | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 03:02 |
| 70 | Covili Luca | VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | + 03:05 |
| 71 | Marcellusi Martin | VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | + 03:10 |
| 72 | Pacher Quentin | Groupama-FDJ | + 03:20 |
| 73 | Germani Lorenzo | Groupama-FDJ | + 03:23 |
| 74 | Kragh Andersen Søren | Lidl-Trek | + 03:34 |
| 75 | Magli Filippo | VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | + 03:41 |
| 76 | Turner Ben | INEOS Grenadiers | + 03:54 |
| 77 | Vine Jay | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 04:01 |
| 78 | Arrieta Igor | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 04:01 |
| 79 | Barrenetxea Jon | Movistar Team | + 04:04 |
| 80 | Guglielmi Simon | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 04:06 |
| 81 | Ries Michel | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 04:20 |
| 82 | Svestad-Bårdseng Embret | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 04:46 |
| 83 | Donovan Mark | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 04:47 |
| 84 | Strong Corbin | Israel-Premier Tech | + 05:02 |
| 85 | Petilli Simone | Intermarché-Wanty | + 05:12 |
| 86 | De Pretto Davide | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 05:13 |
| 87 | Godon Dorian | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 05:19 |
| 88 | De Bondt Dries | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 05:23 |
| 89 | Kanter Max | XDS Astana Team | + 05:29 |
| 90 | Tarozzi Manuele | VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | + 05:46 |
| 91 | Pluimers Rick | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 05:47 |
| 92 | Van den Bossche Fabio | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 06:26 |
| 93 | Zukowsky Nickolas | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 06:28 |
| 94 | Perez Anthony | Cofidis | + 06:32 |
| 95 | Rochas Rémy | Groupama-FDJ | + 06:42 |
| 96 | Warbasse Lawrence | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 06:53 |
| 97 | Voisard Yannis | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 06:58 |
| 98 | Lastra Jonathan | Cofidis | + 07:02 |
| 99 | Groves Kaden | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 07:23 |
| 100 | Bilbao Pello | Bahrain Victorious | + 07:31 |
| 101 | Martinelli Alessio | VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | + 07:34 |
| 102 | Masnada Fausto | XDS Astana Team | + 08:52 |
| 103 | Houle Hugo | Israel-Premier Tech | + 09:09 |
| 104 | Vendrame Andrea | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 09:09 |
| 105 | Doull Owain | EF Education-EasyPost | + 09:22 |
| 106 | Plapp Lucas | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 09:31 |
| 107 | Hollmann Juri | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 09:34 |
| 108 | Smith Dion | Intermarché-Wanty | + 09:36 |
| 109 | Eulalio Afonso | Bahrain Victorious | + 09:40 |
| 110 | Verona Carlos | Lidl-Trek | + 09:42 |
| 111 | Hoole Daan | Lidl-Trek | + 09:48 |
| 112 | Schultz Nick | Israel-Premier Tech | + 09:49 |
| 113 | Castroviejo Jonathan | INEOS Grenadiers | + 10:02 |
| 114 | Colleoni Kevin | Intermarché-Wanty | + 10:05 |
| 115 | Planckaert Edward | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 10:07 |
| 116 | Gudmestad Tord | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 10:15 |
| 117 | Honore Mikkel | EF Education-EasyPost | + 10:16 |
| 118 | van Baarle Dylan | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 10:23 |
| 119 | Denz Nico | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 10:26 |
| 120 | Rivera Brandon | INEOS Grenadiers | + 10:34 |
| 121 | Rafferty Darren | EF Education-EasyPost | + 10:54 |
| 122 | Maestri Mirco | Team Polti VisitMalta | + 10:56 |
| 123 | Cerný Josef | Soudal Quick-Step | + 10:57 |
| 124 | Baroncini Filippo | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 11:07 |
| 125 | Mosca Jacopo | Lidl-Trek | + 11:09 |
| 126 | Milesi Lorenzo | Movistar Team | + 11:14 |
| 127 | Garofoli Gianmarco | Soudal Quick-Step | + 11:22 |
| 128 | Konrad Patrick | Lidl-Trek | + 11:30 |
| 129 | Tonelli Alessandro | Team Polti VisitMalta | + 11:40 |
| 130 | Fuglsang Jakob | Israel-Premier Tech | + 11:47 |
| 131 | Kruijswijk Steven | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 11:55 |
| 132 | Clarke Simon | Israel-Premier Tech | + 12:06 |
| 133 | Fretin Milan | Cofidis | + 12:10 |
| 134 | Hamilton Lucas | INEOS Grenadiers | + 12:12 |
| 135 | Magnier Paul | Soudal Quick-Step | + 12:15 |
| 136 | Steinhauser Georg | EF Education-EasyPost | + 12:23 |
| 137 | Affini Edoardo | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 12:28 |
| 138 | Zanoncello Enrico | VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | + 12:47 |
| 139 | Azparren Xabier | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 12:55 |
| 140 | Davy Clément | Groupama-FDJ | + 13:07 |
| 141 | Paleni Enzo | Groupama-FDJ | + 13:13 |
| 142 | Dewulf Stan | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 13:20 |
| 143 | Lemmen Bart | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 13:49 |
| 144 | Kielich Timo | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 13:50 |
| 145 | Tratnik Jan | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 13:53 |
| 146 | Hepburn Michael | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 13:53 |
| 147 | Maas Jan | Cofidis | + 13:53 |
| 148 | Muñoz Francisco | Team Polti VisitMalta | + 13:55 |
| 149 | van Uden Casper | Team Picnic PostNL | + 13:59 |
| 150 | Debeaumarché Nicolas | Cofidis | + 14:07 |
| 151 | Leemreize Gijs | Team Picnic PostNL | + 14:09 |
| 152 | Lonardi Giovanni | Team Polti VisitMalta | + 14:10 |
| 153 | Van Hoecke Gijs | Intermarché-Wanty | + 14:15 |
| 154 | Kuzmin Anton | XDS Astana Team | + 14:15 |
| 155 | Miholjevic Fran | Bahrain Victorious | + 14:21 |
| 156 | Bennett Sam | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 14:21 |
| 157 | Pietrobon Andrea | Team Polti VisitMalta | + 14:26 |
| 158 | Heiduk Kim | INEOS Grenadiers | + 14:36 |
| 159 | Torres Albert | Movistar Team | + 14:37 |
| 160 | Pasqualon Andrea | Bahrain Victorious | + 14:38 |
| 161 | Moscon Gianni | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 14:49 |
| 162 | Moschetti Matteo | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 14:52 |
| 163 | Edmondson Alex | Team Picnic PostNL | + 15:01 |
| 164 | Epis Giosue | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 15:03 |
| 165 | Mozzato Luca | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 15:06 |
| 166 | Kooij Olav | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 15:06 |
| 167 | van der Hoorn Taco | Intermarché-Wanty | + 15:06 |
| 168 | Welten Bram | Team Picnic PostNL | + 15:08 |
| 169 | Liepins Emils | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 15:08 |
| 170 | Thijssen Gerben | Intermarché-Wanty | + 15:13 |
| 171 | Huys Laurens | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 15:16 |
| 172 | Moniquet Sylvain | Cofidis | + 15:39 |
| 173 | Hayter Ethan | Soudal Quick-Step | + 17:36 |
| 174 | Zijlaard Maikel | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 17:54 |
| 175 | Asgreen Kasper | EF Education-EasyPost | + 18:06 |
| 176 | Lamperti Luke | Soudal Quick-Step | + 18:54 |
| 177 | Janssens Jimmy | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 18:57 |
| 178 | Govekar Matevz | Bahrain Victorious | + 19:01 |
| 179 | Plowright Jensen | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 19:13 |
| 180 | Krieger Alexander | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 19:16 |
| 181 | Brenner Marco | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 19:35 |
| 182 | Märkl Niklas | Team Picnic PostNL | + 28:23 |
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