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Daily Tribune
an hour ago
- Climate
- Daily Tribune
Van der Poel powers into Tour de France lead
AFP | Boulogne-sur-Mer Alpecin's Mathieu van der Poel edged Tadej Pogacar to win the second stage of the Tour de France in a tense hilltop finale at Boulogne-surMer yesterday. The victory saw the Dutch rider take the lead in the overall standings after depriving Pogacar of his 100th career win as around 30 riders broke away in the final 2km. It was a second Tour de France stage win for Van der Poel, who took the yellow jersey from his teammate Jasper Philipsen, the winner of Saturday's opening stage for Alpecin. Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard seemed at ease as he crossed the line in third with Frenchman Romain Gregoire fourth and his compatriot Julian Alaphilippe fifth. The race got going as Pogacar and Vingegaard tested each other over the final 20km with three short, sharp climbs on narrow roads. That struggle blew up a peloton that had been largely sedate until then. Heavy rain left giant puddles at the tiny start town of Lauwin Planque as the 182 riders set off on the 209km run towards the coastal port. Regional police estimated that one million spectators had lined the roadsides on the opening day of action, but the rain dissuaded that kind of turnout yesterday. Monday's third stage is a 178km flat run to Dunkirk, where a mass bunch sprint is expected unless the peloton gets splintered by winds as it did on stage one. French team Cofidis had to scramble yesterday morning as they had 11 bikes stolen from a team truck during the night.
The Irish Sun
3 hours ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Tour de France fans slammed as ‘disrespectful' after spectators spotted climbing on GRAVES to catch glimpse of the race
TOUR DE FRANCE fans blasted spectators who appeared to stand on GRAVES to catch a glimpse of riders at a vantage point of the race. Stage two of the world's biggest annual cycling event rounded off in Boulogne-sur-Mer, located in the north of the France. 2 Tour de France fans slammed as 'disrespectful' after spectators spotted climbing on graves 2 Mathieu van der Poel has the leader's yellow jersey after two rounds The race saw Mathieu van der Poel beat Tadej Pogacar in a sprint finish to give the Dutchman the leader's yellow jersey. And some people were so eager to see the drama for themselves, that they seemingly disregarded their surroundings to watch it live. With 8.6km remaining until the finish line, fans gathered on the edge of a cemetery to be as near the action as possible on Sunday. Hundreds of people seemed to trample on graves along the side of the road, behind advertising boards. READ MORE CYCLING NEWS That provoked outrage among many cycling fans, who felt the onlookers showed a lack of respect for the dead. One fan wrote on X: "They no longer even see that they're standing on graves. Not out of hatred, but because they no longer know what respect is." A second said: "No respect for neither the living nor the dead." A third added: "This is so disrespectful. I hope they're standing on ground between the graves and the road." Most read in Cycling CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS A local said: "It's shameful to the people of my town." Two-time champion Jonas Vingegaard finished third behind reigning champion Pogacar, while Britain's England cricket stars forced to arrive to West Indies Test match on lime bikes amid 'shambles' at The Oval Earlier on Sunday, French team Cofidis said that 11 bikes were stolen from their team truck after the opening stage. In a statement, the team said that the door of their equipment truck was forced open, and their Look bikes were taken "despite the security measures put in place". Each bike stolen is estimated to be worth around £11,200. All riders at the Tour generally have at least three bikes - their preferred one and two spares. Monday's third stage is a 178km run to Dunkirk, where a mass bunch sprint is expected. Stage two results Mathieu Van der Poel (Ned-Alpecin-Deceuninck) 4hrs 45mins 41secs Tadej Pogacar (Slo - UAE Team Emirates) Same time Jonas Vingegaard (Den - Visma-Lease a Bike) Romain Gregoire (Fra - Groupama-FDJ) Julian Alaphilippe (Fra - Tudor) Oscar Onley (GB - Picnic PostNL) Aurelien Paret-Peintre (Fra - Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) Kevin Vauquelin (Arkea - B&B Hotels) Simone Velasco (XDS Astana) Jenno Berckmoes (Lotto)
The 42
17 hours ago
- Climate
- The 42
Van der Poel takes yellow jersey with Tour de France victory
ALPECIN'S MATHIEU van der Poel edged Tadej Pogacar to win the second stage of the Tour de France in a tense hilltop finale at Boulogne-sur-Mer on Sunday. The victory saw the Dutch rider take the lead in the overall standings after depriving Pogacar of his 100th career win as around 30 riders broke away in the final 2km. It was a second Tour de France stage win for Van der Poel, who took the yellow jersey from his teammate Jasper Philipsen, the winner of Saturday's opening stage for Alpecin. Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard seemed at ease as he crossed the line in third with Frenchman Romain Gregoire fourth and his compatriot Julian Alaphilippe fifth. Advertisement The race got going as Pogacar and Vingegaard tested each other over the final 20km with three short, sharp climbs on narrow roads. That struggle blew up a peloton that had been largely sedate until then. Meanwhile, Ireland's Eddie Dunbar finished in 48th position, while Ben Healy was 52nd. Heavy rain left giant puddles at the tiny start town of Lauwin Planque as the 182 riders set off on the 209km run towards the coastal port. Regional police estimated that one million spectators had lined the roadsides on the opening day of action, but the rain dissuaded that kind of turnout on Sunday. Monday's third stage is a 178km flat run to Dunkirk, where a mass bunch sprint is expected unless the peloton gets splintered by winds as it did on stage one. French team Cofidis had to scramble Sunday morning as they had 11 bikes stolen from a team truck during the night. You can view the results in full here. – © AFP 2025
RNZ News
18 hours ago
- Sport
- RNZ News
Tour de France team has 11 bikes stolen
Alpecin-Deceuninck team's Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel celebrates on the podium after winning the second stage of the 2nd stage of the Tour de France, northern France, 6 July, 2025 Photo: AFP Team Cofidis had 11 bikes stolen from their truck overnight before the start of the second stage of the Tour de France. The team, based near Lille, were able to find enough bikes to start stage two, a 209.1-km hilly ride from Lauwin-Planque to Boulogne-sur-Mer, but they condemned the burglary. Each bike is estimated by the team to have cost 13,000 euros (NZ$25,000). "The door of the workshop truck was forced open, and 11 of our LOOK Cycle bikes were stolen despite the security measures that had been put in place," the team said in a statement. "The Cofidis team strongly condemns this act of incivility and calls on the perpetrators to act with civility and responsibility." The team added that police officers visited the hotel to document the burglary and had begun their investigation. Emanuel Buchmann was the best of the Cofidis riders on the stage, finishing 20th. He is 14th after two stages. The Netherlands' Mathieu van der Poel won stage two ahead of Slovenian Tadej Pogacar in a sprint finish. New Zealander Laurence Pithie, riding for Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, finished 113th on the stage and is 105th overall. A large leading group stayed together for much of the stage which boiled up into a mass sprint for the line, Van der Poel edging out Pogacar in a photo finish with Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard taking third place. Alpecin-Deceuninck's Van der Poel also claimed the race leader's yellow jersey after winning the longest stage of the Tour, a 209.1km route from Lauwin-Planque to the northern coastal city of Boulogne-sur-Mer. "It was super difficult, the final was actually harder than I thought," Van der Poel said. "People said I was a favourite for today, but if you see which riders were up there on the climbs, I think I did a really good job to be there." Alpecin-Deceuninck can celebrate their second Tour win this year after Belgian Jasper Philipsen won the opening stage on Saturday. Due to adverse weather conditions that caused logistical issues, the start of the stage was delayed by about 15 minutes. Stage three is a 178.3km route over flat terrain from Valenciennes to Dunkirk on Tuesday. - Reuters
Irish Examiner
21 hours ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Tour de France 2025: Van der Poel sprints to stage two victory and into yellow jersey
Mathieu van der Poel won stage two of the 2025 Tour de France into Boulogne-sur-Mer for Alpecin-Deceuninck and claimed the race lead, after a quick succession of short climbs inside the final kilometres exploded the peloton on the approach to the Channel port. The Dutch rider thwarted Tadej Pogacar's attempt to take the 100th win of his career, outsprinting the defending Tour champion on the steady final climb of the Boulevard Auguste Mariette. His teammate Jasper Philipsen, wearing the yellow jersey after winning stage one to Lille on Saturday, was distanced in the closing kilometres and Van der Poel took the race lead from the Belgian sprinter. Pogacar's main rival, Jonas Vingegaard of Visma Lease-a-bike, followed the Slovenian across the finish line, with the Olympic champion, Remco Evenepoel, distanced on Saturday's stage, showing greater vigilance to finish in the front group. But for the hapless French rider Benjamin Thomas, who crashed on Saturday's stage while fighting his compatriot Matteo Vercher for a single point in the mountains classification on Mont Cassel, Sunday morning dawned with the news that his bike, along with 10 others from the Cofidis team worth about €140,000 (£120,000), had been stolen from their vehicles overnight. Monday is likely to be another sprinters' stage, with a third tricky day through the Nord and towards the Channel, this time to Dunkirk, in which the cobbles of Mont Cassel and the crosswinds off the sea will again play their part. Guardian
