there's a surprise new leader at the tour of britain — the best ride of his career from america's robin carpenter saw him win stage two in exeter. he'll wear the leader's red, white and blue jersey tomorrow, and leads overall by 22 seconds. drew savage reports. sometimes cycling to those of the unexpected. most pundits on the start line with tipping the race leaderfor start line with tipping the race leader for second stage win but on the short, punchy climbs a dance now a small group established a six minute lead. it is rare for a breakaway to succeed. usually the main contenders real them in towards the end of the stage but the hope of delighting the crowd to the shop win is what keeps these breakaway riders motivated. and just for once the palace on behind won't make much impact. at the front, three became one. robin carpenter, who had never won a race in europe before, since it is a chance. as the chase group finally began to get organised the american was still four minutes up the road. just one vote and cap and a's nine, the finish line in exeter. the pellet on some serious effort but they had left it too late.