Overview
- Thomas Silva of XDS Astana claimed Stage 2 from Burgas to Veliko Tarnovo over 221 km in 5:39:25 and moved into the race lead.
- His victory made him the first Uruguayan to win a Giro d'Italia stage, a breakthrough for his country in a Grand Tour.
- Florian Stork (Tudor) finished second and Giulio Ciccone (Lidl–Trek) took third on the day.
- Egan Bernal gained six bonus seconds at the Red Bull KM intermediate sprint and sits third overall, just four seconds off Silva.
- A heavy rain crash about 22 km from the finish involved Santiago Buitrago, Adam Yates, Derek Gee, António Morgado and Corbin Strong, prompting a brief neutralization as the peloton regrouped.