The Dutchman from the Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl team won the second stage, in a sprint, in Nyborg. Second, Wout Van Aert recovers the yellow jersey thanks to the game of bonuses.
The fact of the day :
The yellow jersey of the Tour de France has changed shoulders. At the end of the second stage, Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) seized the precious tunic until then in the hands of Yves Lampaert, winner of the opening time trial in Copenhagen on Friday . The Belgian took control of the general classification thanks to his second place acquired in the sprint and a bonus in the streets of Nyborg, behind the Dutchman of the Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl team, Fabio Jakobsen, the strongest in the final.
In the end, not much happened on the Great Belt, an 18 kilometer long bridge, where curbs were expected before the last two kilometers on dry land. The yellow jersey Yves Lampaert was nevertheless the victim of a fall for the first time before returning and working for Jakobsen. Note that Sven Erik Bystrom (Intermarché Wanty Gobert) was the most combative of the day, opening the road for 171.3 kilometers in a breakaway, including a good twenty kilometers alone, before being swallowed up by the peloton.
Tadej Pogacar, winner of the last two editions, arrived late at the finish line, slowed down after a collective fall caused by the unfortunate Florian Sénéchal (Quick-Step), recent champion of France. This having taken place in the last three kilometers of the stage, he will be credited with a time identical to that of the winner of the day. No worries for the Slovenian who completed the course with a smile despite the fright in the final.
Number of the day: 5
The number of falls that will have animated this 2e very nervous stage of this Tour de France in the final.
Tweet of the day: the Dane Magnus Cort Nielsen is having fun in the breakaway of the day by raising his arms at the top of the Karup Strandbakke hill. He took the lead in the three difficulties on the program and these points acquired in the best climber classification give him the right to wear the polka dot jersey from Sunday.
Statement of the day: Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) “It makes me very happy to be in yellow. I remember on my first Tour de France, I dreamed of the yellow jersey but Julian Alaphilippe ”snatched” it from me. But today I am very
s proud and very happy. Christophe (Laporte) did a very good job today in the intermediate sprint and in the final sprint. This jersey is also his in a way. Our team has big ambitions and I am ready for battle. From now on I will defend the jersey and enjoy this Tour de France, which is the biggest race in the world. »
Picture of the day: the Danes once again moved en masse. 600,000 in the rain in Copenhagen on Friday, there were still several hundred thousand along the roads throughout the 202.5 km.
The classification of the 2nd stage:
Fabio Jakobsen (HOL / Quick Alpha – Vinyl) en 4h 34’34 ”
2. Wout Van Aert (BEL/Jumbo Visma) mt
3. Mads Pedersen (AND/Segafredo Trek) mt
4. Danny Van Poppel (HOL/Bora Hansgrohe) mt
5. Jasper Philipsen (BEL/Alpecin-Deceuninck) mt
6. Peter Sagan (SLO/TotalEnergies) m.t
7. Jérémy Lecroq (FRA/B & B Hôtels – KTM) mt
8. Dylan Groenewegen (HOL/Team BikeExchange – Jayco) m.t
9. Luca Mozzato (ITA / B & B Hôtels – KTM) mt
10. Hugo Hofstetter (FRA / Arkéa Samsic) mt
General classification after the 2nd stage:
1. Wout Van Aert (BEL / Jumbo) 4h49’51”
2. Yves Lampaert (BEL / QST) at 1”
3. Tadej Pogacar (SLO /UAE Team Emirates) 8”
4. Filippo Ganna (ITA / Ineos) 11 ”
5. Mads Pedersen (AND / Trek- Segafredo) 12”
6. Mathieu Van der Poel (PB / Alpecin) 14”
7. Jonas Vingegaard (THURSDAY/THURSDAY)
8. Primož Roglic (SLO/JUM) 17″
Bauke Mollema (NED / TRE) 18 ”
10. Dylan Teuns (BEL/BAH) 21 ”
