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Tour de France: Van der Poel holds off Pogačar to win rainy stage 2
- On July 6, Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel won Stage 2 in a tense uphill sprint in Boulogne-sur-Mer, claiming the yellow jersey and leading the overall standings.
- Stage 2’s hilly route in northern France featured gusty coastal winds of 25 km/h and two final climbs in the last 10 km that caused splits among riders.
- Team Cofidis reported that 11 Look Cycle bikes worth €13,000 each were stolen overnight from a forced-entry truck, disrupting their race logistics.
- Van der Poel's stage win puts him in yellow, with Pogacar four seconds behind and Vingegaard two seconds back, reshaping the GC race.
- On July 8, Stage 3 covers 178 km to Dunkirk, with winds potentially causing splits and a mass sprint expected unless the peloton fractures.
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The second stage of the Tour de France is behind us, in which we saw the main protagonists for the overall victory, Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard, in action for the first time. The Slovenian even took two seconds off the Dane at the finish.
Former World Champion Mathieu van der Poel won the second stage of the Tour de France and won the yellow jersey. Dutch classic specialist won after 209.1 kilometres from Lauwin-Planque to Boulogne-sur-Mer ahead of defending champions Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard.
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Second day in the Hauts-de-France, and second stage of madness. The third stage? Van der Poel, winner of his second stage, ahead of Pogacar and Vingegaard!
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