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Alasdair Fotheringham

Tour de France stage 2: Mathieu van der Poel holds off Tadej Pogačar to win in Boulogne-sur-Mer

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Alpecin - Deceuninck team's Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel cycles to the finish line to win the 2nd stage of the 112th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 209.1 km between Lauwin-Planque and Boulogne-sur-Mer, Northern France, on July 6, 2025. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP).

Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) stormed to victory and the overall lead on stage 2 of the Tour de France in a dramatic small group sprint against GC favourites Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) and Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike).

In the uphill finish at Boulogne-sur-Mer and at the end of a late series of short, punchy climb, Van der Poel went from distance, with Pogačar closing in but finally unable to match the Dutch star.

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