Geraint Thomas moved up the general classification on stage two of Bayern Rundfahrt as South Africa’s Daryl Impey claimed victory.
A mountainous second day of action in Bavaria saw the general classification receive a shake-up.
Impey (Orica-GreenEDGE) moved into the race lead by claiming victory in a reduced sprint into Viechtach ahead of Gerald Ciolek (MTN-Qhubeka) in second and Adriano Malori (Lampre-Merida) in third.
Thomas (Team Sky) earlier claimed three valuable seconds at the late intermediate sprint to put himself in the mix.
Kicking off in the town square in M?orf, the 194.5km stage saw a frantic opening as wave upon wave of attackers tried to fire clear off the front.
After 40km, a group of nine riders were able to head up the road, quickly taking two minutes, before the gap eventually spun out to 4min 20sec.
As rain started to fall, the advantage was quickly slashed and a number of riders, including overnight race leader Alex Rasmussen (Garmin-Sharp) fell into difficulties.
Blel Kadri (AG2R-La Mondiale) proved to be the strongest in the break and hit out solo, but on the final of four significant ascents, the Frenchman was reeled in as a group of around 60 riders headed into Viechtach.