Mathieu van der Poel claims Tour de France lead after Stage 2 win
As the peloton stayed together for much of the 209-kilometer route from Lauwin-Planque to Boulogne-sur-Mer, Van der Poel won the mass sprint to the finish line, edging out Pogacar in a photo finish with Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard taking third.
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Van der Poel also claimed the race leader's yellow jersey after winning the longest stage of the Tour.
"It was super difficult, the final was actually harder than I thought," he said.
Stage 2 results
Finals results of the 209-kilometer Stage 2 from Lauwin-Planque to Boulogne-sur-Mer at the 2025 Tour de France from Sunday, July 6.
Pos.
Rider
Team
Time
Gap
B
1
Mathieu Van der Poel
Alpecin-Deceuninck
04h 45' 41''
-
B : 10''
2
Tadej Pogacar
UAE Team Emirates XRG
04h 45' 41''
-
B : 6''
3
Jonas Vingegaard
Team Visma | Lease A Bike
04h 45' 41''
-
B : 4''
4
Romain Gregoire
Groupama-FDJ
04h 45' 41''
-
-
5
Julian Alaphilippe
Tudor Pro Cycling Team
04h 45' 41''
-
-
6
Oscar Onley
Team Picnic Postnl
04h 45' 41''
-
-
7
Aurelein Paret Peintre
Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team
04h 45' 41''
-
-
8
Kevin Vauquelin
Arkea-B&B Hotels
04h 45' 41''
-
-
9
Simone Velasco
XDS Astana Team
04h 45' 41''
-
-
10
Jenno Berckmoes
Lotto
04h 45' 41''
-
-
Tour de France 2025 standings
Mathieu Van der Poel, Netherlands: 08h 38' 42''
Tadej Pogacar, Solvenia: 08h 38' 46'' (4 seconds behind)
Jonas Vingegaard, Denmark: 08h 38' 48'' (6 seconds)
Kevin Vauquelin, France: 08h 38' 52'' (10 seconds)
Matteo Jorgenson, USA: 08h 38' 52'' (10 seconds)
Enric Mas, Spain: 08h 38' 52'' (10 seconds)
Jasper Philipsen, Belgium: 08h 39' 13'' (31 seconds)
Joseph Blackmore, Great Britain: 08h 39' 23'' (41 seconds)
Tobias Johannessen, Norway: 08h 39' 23'' (41 seconds)
Ben O'Connor: Australia: 08h 39' 23'' (41 seconds)
Alpecin-Deceuninck team rider Mathieu van der Poel of the Netherlands celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win Stage 2 of the 2025 Tour de France, just ahead of Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia.
2025 Tour de France jersey leaders
Yellow (overall race leader): Mathieu Van der Poel, Netherlands
Green (points): Jasper Philipsen, Belgium
Polka dot (mountains): Tadej Pogacar, Solvenia
White (young rider): Kevin Vauquelin, France
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Who's wearing the rainbow jersey at 2025 Tour de France?
In addition to the four traditional colored jerseys at the Tour de France, the reigning world road race champion wears a rainbow-colored jersey. It's white with five colored stripes – blue, red, black, yellow and green (same as the colors of the Olympic rings) – and is currently worn by Tadej Pogacar of Solvenia.
2025 Tour de France next stage
Stage 3 is a 178.3-kilometer route over flat terrain from Valenciennes to Dunkirk on Monday.
Contributing: Reuters
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Tour de France Stage 2: Mathieu Van der Poel claims yellow jersey
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