Geraint Thomas admits cost of Tour de France time trial gilet blunder: 'I'm still angry'
Geraint Thomas emerged from the inquest into his time trial gilet blunder and admitted: “It's a bit raw – I'm still angry.”
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Tour de France 2022 - How to watch Stage 3 on Sunday, TV and live stream details, timings and route map
Playing out near the coast of the Jutland peninsula, this stage might not be as windy as the previous test and so we can expect a regular bunch finish. Stage 2 victor Fabio Jakobsen (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team) will be among the favourites as an out-and-out sprinter alongside Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck). With 182km ahead of them, the riders will set off from Vejle and travel north through the town of Jelling before moving south to the finish line in Sonderborg.
Tour de France: Netherlands’ Fabio Jakobsen wins stage two, van Aert takes lead
Jakobsen edged Jumbo-Visma's Wout van Aert, who took the overall leader's yellow jersey after the 202.2km run from Roskilde to Nyborg in Denmark that included a treacherous crossing of the 18km-long Great Belt Bridge.
Primoz Roglic and Jonas Vingegaard must be 'willing to lose' to thwart Tadej Pogacar defence at Tour de France
Jumbo-Visma co-leaders Primoz Roglic and Jonas Vingegaard must be «willing to lose» to prevent defending champion Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) from retaining his title at the Tour de France this month, according to Matt Stephens on The Bradley Wiggins Show. Pogacar finished eight seconds ahead of the Jumbo-Visma pair, who were separated by just one second, after the opening time trial stage in Copenhagen on Friday where overall victory was claimed by Yves Lampaert, while there was no major movement in GC on Stage 2.
Tour de France 2022 Stage 2 preview: Route map and profile
The Tour de France resumes for Stage 2 on Saturday after Yves Lampaert claimed the first Yellow Jersey. The shock win in a soaked Copenhagen came after the Belgian beat out defending champion Tadej Pogacar by seven seconds in an impressive 15 minutes and 17 seconds, edging second-placed compatriot Wout van Aert by five seconds.
Yves Lampaert stuns 'big guys' in Tour de France time trial and Pogacar third
Belgian Yves Lampaert won the first stage of the Tour de France on Friday, gatecrashing the opening day individual time-trial as crowds defied the rain along the 13.2-kilometre route in central Copenhagen.
Yves Lampaert claims stage one victory
Yves Lampaert took the first yellow jersey, seven seconds ahead of defending champion Tadej Pogacar, as the 109th Tour de France started under clouds both real and metaphorical in Copenhagen.