Borut Bozic made it two wins out of two by landing stage two of the Etoile de Bessèges on Thursday.
Just as he had 24 hours earlier, the Vacansoleil rider proved strongest in the sprint finish at the end of the 141km route from Nîmes to Saint Ambroix.
The podium places were again filled by Arnaud Molmy of Roubaix-Lille Métropole and Niko Eeckhout from the An Post-Sean Kelly team, though this time it was Molmy who claimed second place.
The victory for Bozic extended the Slovenian's advantage in the general classification to 10 seconds over Molmy and Eeckhout and he also tops the sprinting standings.
Laurent Lefèvre of Bbox Bouygues Telecom is the leading climber after being to the fore in a lengthy breakaway with Benoît Vaugrenard.
The field once again finished in a group though, with 133 of the remaining 140 riders all credited with the same time as Bozic.
Sky stick together
The bunch contained all seven of Team Sky's riders, with Steve Cummings leading the way in 60th position.
The team was present in all of the crucial attacks on the finishing circuit which had a climb. But in the end, it again came down to a field sprint.
It was another encouraging display as rider Michael Barry confirmed, telling TeamSky.com: "Today went well for us - the boys were all up front at the right moments and we rode well as a team."
Friday's third stage heads from Pont Saint Esprit to Bagnols sur Ceze, covering 148km in total.
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