Surprise man wins longest tour stage

The Frenchman won the longest section of this year's tour over 208,9 kilometers from Vitoria-Gasteiz to San Sebastian ahead of stars Wout van Aert and two-time tour champion Tadej Pogacar. The British opening winner Adam Yates successfully defended the yellow jersey.

In the second poker game in the Basque Country, an aggressive Pogacar immediately put a lot of pressure on his big rival and defending champion Jonas Vingegaard. On the difficult first two stages, the Slovenian collected eleven bonus seconds with two third places, among other things, and brushed aside all doubts about his form after the two-month compulsory break.

Pogacar with a lot of power After the successful mountain sprint on the Jaizkibel, he is six seconds behind Adam Yates, his teammate at UAE Emirates, and he is eleven seconds ahead of Vingegaard. “The hand felt good. My engine starts slowly. “I’m very happy with my form,” said the 24-year-old, who had fixed his wrist, which had not yet healed with a broken scaphoid bone, with black tape. The injury he sustained at the end of April in the Liège-Bastogne-Liège spring classic obviously did not hinder him.

But Vingegaard showed no weakness even on the steepest ramps and always stayed on the rear wheel. The Dane from the Jumbo-Visma team reacted accordingly calmly, as he is at a disadvantage in a direct duel with Pogacar due to his lack of explosiveness. “The Tour probably won’t be decided by seconds. We are on track,” emphasized the 26-year-old. He sees his chance on the long climbs in the high mountains.

On Monday the tour says goodbye to Spain on the third stage over 193,5 km from Amorebieta-Etxano to Bayonne. Then the sprinters can hope for their first mass arrival.

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Surprise man wins longest tour stage

Victor Lafay surprisingly won the second stage of the 110th Tour de France on Sunday. Meanwhile, Tadej Pogacar flexed his muscles in the seconds poker.

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