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A nice moment between former teammates Geraint Thomas and Mark Cavendish at the start today.
The race is currently passing through the town of Arras, with Silvan Dillier (Alpecin-Deceuninck) swapping turns on the front of the peloton with Jonas Rutsch (Intermarché-Wanty).
Tour de France Stage 2 – 190km to go
All of the leader’s jerseys present and correct at the start today in Lauwin-Planque.
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Brent Van Moer (Lotto), Andreas Leknessund (Uno-X Mobility), Bruno Armirail (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) and Yevgeniy Fedorov (XDS Astana) are the four riders up the road and they have already been given a gap of more than two minutes by the peloton. Van Moer is the only one of them to pose a vague threat to the maillot jaune at 49 seconds down in the general classification.
Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale, Israel-Premier Tech, Lotto and Uno-X Mobility are the teams attempting to get riders up the road. The rain jackets are making it rather difficult to identify the riders in the leading move at the moment.
The flag has dropped and stage 2 of the Tour de France 2025 is underway!
A quick look at yesterday’s results as we get underway for today’s stage. Jasper Philipsen is unlikely to hang on to the overall lead, leaving the maillot jaune up for grabs in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
The riders have rolled out for the neutralised start in Lauwin-Planque to begin this 209.1km-long stage
Could today be an opportunity for Wout van Aert to take his tenth stage win at the Tour de France? Or will he have to fall into a domestique role to keep Jonas Vingegaard safe in the technical run-in to Boulogne-sur-Mer?
The start has been delayed due to a traffic jam caused by the race convoy coming into Lauwin-Planque. The neutralised start will now…
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