The summary of the 2nd stage and suddenly Mathieu van der Poel, wocmer in Costaud and new carrier of the yellow jersey

He responded. In favorite, Mathieu Van der Poel won the 2nd stage of the Tour de France by ahead of the Tadej Pogacar Sprint (UAE Team Emirates-CRG) and Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-lease A Biket) in the ramps of Boulogne-sur-Mer, Sunday July 6. Arrived in a group of 26 runners after the passage of three bumps in the last 30 kilometers, the Dutchman of Alpecin-Deceuninck was the strongest and took the opportunity to recover the yellow jersey thanks to his second victory on the Grande Boucle, four years after the first.

Too fair at the end of the day, the Belgian sprinter Jasper Philipsen has sold his tunic as a leader in the general classification to his teammate, who now has four seconds ahead of “Pogi” and six on his Danish rival in favor of bonus. After this 209.1 km – the longest stage of this 112nd edition -, “MVDP” should again animate the race on Monday, while this third day between Valenciennes and Dunkirk seems promised to the big thighs of the peloton.