An unlikely victor - Great Britain's Ben Swift won the opening stage of the Amgen Tour of California.

The 23-year-old cyclist emerged from a neck-and-neck final sprint with Peter Sagan of Slovakia to win stage two, which concluded in Downtown Sacramento at the state capitol. A member of Team Sky, Swift completed the portion of today's race, 76.3 miles, in 2 hours, 47 minutes and 12 seconds.

The race was scheduled to start yesterday in Lake Tahoe. However stage one was cancelled due to snow showers and freezing temperatures in the Sierra that caused poor riding conditions. Weather delayed the tour again today, prompting tour officials to move the race's start from Squaw Valley to Nevada City.

The Tour of California continues tomorrow with stage three beginning in Auburn and finishing in Modesto.

Top 10 Standings and Results

Pos.	No.	UCI Code	Rider	Team	Time	Gap

1.	38	GBR19871105	SWIFT, Ben*	SKY	02:47:02	00:00:00
2.	61	SVK19900126	SAGAN, Peter*	LIQ	02:47:06	00:00:04
3.	23	AUS19861105	GOSS, Matthew Harley*	THR	02:47:08	00:00:06
4.	126	CAN19850712	LACOMBE, Kevin*	CSM	02:47:12	00:00:10
5.	73	ARG19810126	HAEDO, Juan Jose	SBS	02:47:12	00:00:10
6.	142	ARG19800425	BORRAJO, Alejandro Alberto	JSH	02:47:12	00:00:10
7.	14	NOR19780118	HUSHOVD, Thor	GRM	02:47:12	00:00:10
8.	47	USA19900627	PHINNEY, Taylor*	BMC	02:47:12	00:00:10
9.	81	ESP19760215	FREIRE GOMEZ, Oscar	RAB	02:47:12	00:00:10
10.	176	USA19810911	MILNE, Shawn	KPC	02:47:12	00:00:10