Summary Bradley Wiggins won the time trial second stage and took the Tour of California overall lead.
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Former Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins clocked 23min 18sec to win the time trial second stage on Monday and take the Tour of California overall lead.
The British Team Sky rider knocked Garmin Sharp's early pace-setter Rohan Dennis of Australia into second place in the stage, 44 seconds adrift, with American Taylor Phinney third, 52 seconds back.
Wiggins, who followed up his 2012 Tour de France triumph with a gold medal at the London Olympics that year, seized the overall lead in the eight-stage race.
The race continues on Tuesday with a 174.5 km stage three that will take the field from San Jose to a finishing climb to the summit of Mount Diablo.
