The platoon in action during the second stage of the Tour de France, a cycling race of 209.1 km from Lauwin-Planque to Boulogne-Sur-Mer, France, on July 6, 2025.
Photo: EFE – MARTIN DIVISEK
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The Dutch Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin Diseuninck), the 'King of the Classics', did not waste the first opportunity offered by this edition of the Tour and the yellow jersey, after imposing himself in direct duel with Pogacar y Vingegaard In the second stage played between Lauwin-Planque and Boulogne-Sur -mer, the longest of this edition with 209.1 kilometers of travel.
Exciting final with the big names in the final battle, in classical mode, where they go poel imposed their brute strength for Beat by speed to the victors of the last five Tours of FranceTadej Pagačar and Jonas Vingegaard, second and third in the stage, respectively.
A fight without barracks in the last meters that raised Van der Poel again, who He beat again in the 'Grande Boucl' four years later. In 2021, in the Brittany Wall, he also surpassed Pogacar and was able to give his grandfather, Raymond Poulidor, the joy of seeing his grandson dressed as yellow.
This time the skin was left to impose itself with a time of 4h 45:41, at an average of 43.9 km/hour. Everything was to arrive and fall down on the ground, exhausted, but with the prize in his record, adding already 54 victoriesfive this season. It was the second consecutive alpecin triumph after the premiere of Jasper Philipsen A small one.
The main group included Enric Mas, Primož Roglič, Remco Evenepoel and the Colombian Santiago Buitrago, who arrived in the thirteenth position. Harold Tejada arrived in 29 to 0:31 of the Dutch, while Sergio Higuita It was 139 to 7:49 and A rubio It was 155 to 10:54.
The general with the big names appearing in the lead. Van der Poel will come out of yellow in the third stage, with Pogacar 4 seconds and Awesome at 6. Enric more is sixth to 10 and Santiago Buitrago It is the best Latin American cyclist, seventeenth, 49 seconds.
This was the classification of the second stage of the Tour de France 2025
1. Mathieu van der Poel (Ned/Alpecin) 4 H 45:41.
2. Tadej Pogacar (SLO) A 0.
3. Jonas Vingegaard (Den) 0.
4. Romain Grégoire (FRA) 0.
5. Julian Alaphilippe (from) 0.
6. Oscar Onley (GBR) 0.
7. Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) 0.
8. Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) 0.
9. Simone Velasco (ITA) 0.
10. Jenno Berckmoes (BEL) 0.
13. SANTIAGO BUITRAGO (COL/BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS) 0
29. Harold Tejada (Col/Astana) 0:31.
139. Sergio Higita (Col/Astana) 7:49.
155 of a Rubio (Col/Movistar) 10:54.
This was the general classification of the Tour de France 2025
1. Mathieu van the pool (NED / ADC) 8 H 38:42.
2. Tadej Pogacar (SLO/UAD) A 4.
3. Jonas Vingegaard (den/tvl) 6.
4. Kévin Vauquelin (FRA/ARK) 10.
5. Matteo Jorgenson (USA/TVL) 10.
6. ENRIC MAS (ESP/MOV) 10.
7. Jasper Philipsen (Bel/ADC) 31.
8. Joe Blackmore (GBR/IPT) 41.
9. Tobias Johanness (NOR/UXT)
10. Ben O'Connor (Aus/Jay) 41.
17. Santiago Buitrago (Col/TBV) 49.
80. Harold Tejada (COL/AST) 5:59.
162. Sergio Higuita (Col/AST) 13:17.
175. A Rubio (COL/MOV) 16:22.
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