Kittel wins Giro stage in Belfast

Germany's Marcel Kittel won a sprint finish in Belfast to take the second stage of the Giro d'Italia. The Giant-Shimano rider negotiated a tricky bend 350m from the finish and rode away from Nacer Bouhanni and Giacomo Nizzolo on the final straight. Team Sky's Ben Swift, Britain's sole rider in the race, finished seventh. Australia's Michael Matthews takes the race leader's pink jersey from his Orica GreenEdge team-mate Svein Tuft after coming home eighth.