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Owen Rogers

Mathieu van der Poel takes the Tour de France yellow jersey with stage two victory

Mathieu van der Poel wins stage two of the 2025 Tour de France.

Mathieu van der Poel won stage two of the Tour de France with a stunning performance at the end of a breathless, aggressive stage.

The Alpecin-Deceuninck rider led out a small group on the uphill final into Calais, opening his sprint from the front, he was able to hold off GC favourite Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), who finished second, while Jonas Vignegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) was third.

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