Tadej Pogacar Couldn’t QUITE Catch Mathieu van der Poel. He finished second.
Van der Poel is congratulated by Olympic Champion Remco Evenepoel Shortly After the Finish.
Van der Poel: ‘Tour is Already More than successful’ “This really came from my toes,” Mathieu van der Poel Begins with the Nos . “I Could Barely Survive the Last Climbs. I had studied the final well and I knew that whoever came out of the corner first had a good chance of winning. But after the corner it was a bit longer than I thought. My legs started to gop. Van der Poel Will Ride in the Yellow Leader’s Jersey Tomorrow. “If you win early enough in the tour, there’s always a good chance you’ll take yellow. And to take it about from Jasper (Philipsen, ed.) … The Tour was Already Successful After Stage Win Yesteray. Now it’s Successful.”
NU.nl Reporter Daan De Ridder Sees Up Close How Teammate and Today’s Yellow Jersey Wearer, Jasper Philipsen, Congratulates Mathieu van der Poel.
Van der Poel Wins The Second Stage of the Tour de France! YES! Mathieu van der Poel Pulls Through in Boulogne-sur-Mer! The Dutchman Times His Attack Perfectly and Crosses the Finish Line Just Ahead of World Champion Tadej Pogacar. Van der Poel Wins The Second Stage and Will Ride in the Yellow Jersey Tomorrow. Vingegaard Finishes Third.
200 Meters Left – Van der Poel With The Breakaway!
600 Meters Left – Van der Poel Chasing An Accelerating Alaphilippe!
1.0 km left – Last kilometer! Will Mathieu van der Poel Ride in the Yellow Jersey Tomorrow? He is Still Well Positioned, but the Group is Large.
1.8 km Left – We will finish with an uphill sprint, which normally suits van der poel well. But does he still have the strength? He had to accelerate QUITE A FEW TIJS on the Previous Climbs.
2.7 km Left – The Gap is closed again. It is looking more and more like we are going to sprint, althegh other riders are still trying to get away. We are still with about 25 men.
3.9 km Left – Vauquelin and Jorgenson Now Have A Gap, But they Seem a Bit Hesitant. They have a handful of second lead.
4.5 km Left – Vingegaard’s Attack was short -lived. Most have rejoined, but the pace remains high.
5.3 km Left – Breakaway Vingegaard! Jonas Vingegaard Attacks Just After the Top of the Last Climb of the Day. Evenepoel Follows Well, Pogacar is also Doing Fine.
5.5 km Left – New Attack by Vauquelin, While We Are On The Last Climb of the Day.
5.5 km Left – Philipsen is still trying to make the crossing to the group with van der Poel, where a rider from uae team emirates is working hard in the meeanime.
5.9 km Left – Again: If van der Poel Wins This Stage, He will ride in Yellow Tomorrow. So there is more at stake than just the stage victory.
6.8 km left – It’s getting a bit quiet, allowing some other riders to join. Vauquelin Tries Again With The Acceleration, Van der Poel Recognizes The Danger and Is Immediately On His Wheel.
8.7 km Left – Pogacar is the first to the top of the third category climb, the leading group is still complete. Van der Poel Continues Letterly, Despite The Fact That Philipsen is no longer there.
8.9 km Left – We have a Leading Group of Six Riders. The Big Absentee: Primoz Roglic.
9.0 km Left – Matteo Jorgenson is now standing on the pedals. Van der Poel has to do everything he can to keep up. Pogacar and Vingegaard are also in the front.
9.3 km Left – The Climb is just 15 percent in places, Van de Poel is Doing Well for Now. But Visma-Lease A Bike is also Doing Well.
9.6 km Left – The Riders Have Started the Côte de Saint -étienne (1.1 kilometers at 9.4 percent)! Several Riders Are On The Pedals, Van der Poel and Pogacar Are at the Front.
10 km Left – The Dutchman Moves Up A Few Rows. All the Riders Are Looking Around.
11 km Left – Philipsen and van der Poel Seem to have dropped back a bit, while the penultimate climb is about to start.