TDF. Tour de France – Mathieu van der Poel the 2nd stage and yellow, Tadej Pogacar Batu

▶️ Relive the electric last km of stage 2 won by ?? @mathieuvdpoel ?

▶ ️ Relive the last explosive kilometer of step 2 won by ?? @mathieuvdpoel ?#TDF2025 pic.twitter.com/TkEHC4RY7X

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The French Putanchers in Force, MVDP in yellow

Because behind the three cadors who trust the podium of the day, there are no less than 4 tricolor runners in the first eight! Romain Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ, 4E), Julian Alaphilippe (Tudor Pro Cycling Team, 5e), Aurélien Paret-Peintre (Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale, 7th) and a Kévin Vauquelin (Arkea-B & B Hotels, 8th) untenable in the final prove once again that the French Punchers are at the top of world cycling. 26 runners make up this main “peloton” with most favorites, a second group with the yellow jersey in particular Philipsenvaliant but logically a little just, as well as Ben O’Connor (Team Jayco-AlUla) ou encore Carlos Rodriguez (Ineos grenadiers) finishing at 31 seconds.

Generally, Van der Poel So made a double blow and finds the yellow tunic he had brought for six days in 2021. It is ahead of 4 and 6 seconds Pogacar and Vingegaard, while Vauquelin climbs him in 4th position, at 10 “.

The summary of the race

The departure is quite chaotic to Lauwin-Planque : lhe bad weather caused major traffic jams near the starting area, complicating access for several teams, followers and spectators. Faced with this situation, the organization of Tour made the decision to slightly shift the start to guarantee logistics security and allow all racing vehicles to arrive in time. The fictitious departure was therefore given at 12:30 p.m., instead of 12:15 p.m. Fortunately, even if thehe weather conditions remained wet all day, the Matéo ended up gradually improving over the hours.

Once the race has been launched, still in high rain, the breakaway is quickly formed with a quartet to lead the dance: Bruno Armirail (Decathlon AG2R), Yevgeniy Fedorov (XDs asa), Andreas Leknessund (One x) et Brent van Moer (Lotto) open the road and will have up to three minutes ahead. Behind, teams Intermarché-Wanty of Biniam Girmay et Alpecin-DECEUNINCK yellow jersey Jasper Philipsen take responsibility for the prosecution and leave no more margin to the attackers. While the rain ends up stopping, the situation remains very stable over the kilometers, nothing to report except for a few falls or incidents without more consequences.

Some falls and an intermediate sprint disputed … calm before the final storm

At halfway through, 100 terminals from the finish, the gap remains maintained at around 2'30 “. At the front, Andreas Leknessund pocket a point at the top of the Coast of Cavron-Saint-Martin, first Of the 4 difficulties of the day, the last being all concentrated in the final and the last 30 km. The tension and nervousness then rise from a notch for a few minutes, with several falls that are linked. Valentin Paretrere (Soudal-QuickStep), Lennert Van Eetvelt (Lotto) or Fred Wright (Bahrain Victorious) are involved and more or less affected. This then calms again until the intermediate sprint ofEnocq, 55 terminals from the goal.

The peloton accelerates logically and is even very close to resuming the 4 escaped, which narrowly resists, allowing Yevgeniy Fedorov to go to the lead. The battle pfor the points of 5th place raged a few seconds later, and it is Jonathan Milan who takes the 11 pts in front Tim Merlier, Biniam Girmay, Jasper Philipsen et Anthony Turgis. Note that Milan was obviously very rising towards Gallaythe Italian expressing his anger with De Grands Gestures with Eritrean. We are witnessing in the process of a general regrouping, it is therefore a complete peloton that will approach this hilly final which promises to be thrilling.

The favorites and the French at the rendezvous, beautiful explanation in the final

It's the Côte du Haut Pichot (1.1km at 9.4%) at 30 km which launches hostilities, and the fight for placement necessarily gains in intensity at the front of the peloton. The bump rose to a big rhythm, with Wout van Aert (Visma) who takes orders, the Belgian being then relayed by his compatriot Tim Wellens (UAE). The peloton is logically married, but it delays and gathers once the summit has been crossed, that Wellens Go first in front … Pogacar. Despite this first accelerator, and as you would expect, it is in the last 10 kilometers that victory will be played. Note that Thibau Nys (Lidl-Trek), fell on Saturday, did not return to him.

It's the Groupama-FDJ which takes the lead as the Côte de Saint-Etienne-au-Mont (900m to 11%) for Romain Grégoire, the Visma taking over just at the foot. We go up to a crazy speed, the yellow jersey seems far away and will surely not insist. Lewis Askey makes a big tempo, relayed by Benoot which departs 350 meters from the summit. All the big names are in front, and Matteo Jorgenson Return a layer. The favorites fly away with Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard, Mathieu van der Poel, Remco Evenepoel et Romain Grégoire in the wheel of the American at the top … that Pogacar go to the lead, thus temporarily taking the polka dot jersey at Benjamin Thomas. Kévin Vauquelin and Axel Laurance make the effort to return to the descent, followed by other runners before the Côte d'Outreau (800 to 8.8%), which arrives in stride.

Vauquelin, Vingegaard and Alaphilippe try their luck, Van der Poel too strong in the final sprint!

Jhonatan Narváez Calm the game in this last ascent and rolls before the final climb to Boulogne-sur-Mer. Vauquelin has ants in the legs and tries his luck before the summit, without success, even if it stretches the leading group again, that Philipsen is not far from being able to catch up. Awesome Attack in turn but is immediately hunted 5 terminals from the goal. Untenable, Vauquelin recovery in stride, followed by Jorgenson et Lutsenko. But it looks at, and the group of favorites who has grown slightly when approaching the last kilometer and the final raids takes them back. Lipowitz takes advantage of a turn to take a few meters before being resumed under the red flame.

We are going to attend a sprint between strong and cadors! Alaphilippe Ties the blow to the 500 meters but stood out very quickly. Mathieu van der Poel Then takes the head very far, as a pattern, and launches the sprint. Untouchable, it is easily imposed in front of Pogacar et Awesomethe French failing at the foot of the podium.