18/05/10 - Brett Lancaster wins in Santa Rosa/Amgen Tour of Californa Stage 2

Australia's Brett Lancaster seized the overall lead of the Amgen Tour of California through a soggy victory on the line in Santa Rosa on stage two. The Cervelo TestTeam rider managed to hold off a surging Peter Sagan (Liquigas) at the finish line, while Rabobank's Lars Boom took third place from Rory Sutherland (UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis).

The victory is Lancaster's first since he won the Deutschland Tour's Prologue in Kitzbühel, Germany two years ago. The 30-year-old admitted he was uncertain of his form heading onto the finishing straight.