American Tyler Farrar claimed his second sprint win in as many days beating Alexandre Usov and Jimmy Casper at the finish line of Stage Two of the Franco-Belge.

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• Stage Two results
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Garmin sprinter Farrar highlighted his great end of season form by winning the first stage on Thursday, and maintained it by taking the 225.7 kilometre run from Maubeuge in France to Poperinge in West Flanders ahead of Usov (Cofidis) and Casper (Besson Caussures).

Farrar had a promising, but winless Tour de France campaign in July but bounced back to win the Hamburg Cyclassics one-day race in August.

He continued his good form by winning three stages at the Eneco Tour, and also won a stage at the three-week Tour of Spain which finished last Sunday.

Saturday's third stage starts in Antoing and ends 178km later in Ichtegm, part of the Wallon region in Belgium.