Fabio Jakobsen holds nerve to claim maiden Tour de France stage win
Fabio Jakobsen avoided the pitfalls of a chaotic finish to stage two of the Tour de France to deliver an emotional victory in Nyborg, Denmark.
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Fabio Jakobsen claims maiden Tour stage win after chaotic finish on day two
Fabio Jakobsen avoided the pitfalls of a chaotic finish to stage two of the Tour de France to deliver an emotional victory in Nyborg, Denmark.
Jakobsen beaming after 'incroyable' stage win in Denmark
Fabio Jakobsen avoided the pitfalls of a chaotic finish to stage two of the Tour de France to deliver an emotional victory in Nyborg, Denmark.
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.
Opinion: First blood to Tadej Pogacar in bid for Tour de France hat-trick as Jumbo-Visma put up a good fight
Filippo Ganna, Wout van Aert and Tadej Pogacar all leaving the start gate one after the other was always going to provide the key pivot for Friday’s opening 13.2km time trial – although Jumbo-Visma duo Primoz Roglic and Jonas Vingegaard had already got their respective Tours off to an assured start in what proved to be fairly treacherous conditions in Copenhagen. Neither Roglic nor Vingegaard were able to dislodge early leader Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel from the hotseat but both riders – to the delight of the home crowds, in the case of Vingegaard – put in highly respectable times just a few seconds slower than the Alpecin-Deceuninck leader.
Tour de France 2022 – Yves Lampaert stuns big names to win Stage 1 time trial in rainy Copenhagen
The Tour de France has a habit of throwing up surprises on the opening day and that tradition continued on Friday as the most northerly Grand Depart in the race's history took place on the sodden streets of Copenhagen. At the end of a week dominated by headlines surrounding the controversial non-selection of Mark Cavendish, the Belgian Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl team made the news for all the right reasons with an emphatic victory for Yves Lampaert in the Tour’s opening stage, a 13.2km individual time trial around the Danish capital.
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Yves Lampaert wins Tour de France opening time trial; Tadej Pogacar leads GC contenders
Belgian Yves Lampaert was the surprise winner of the Tour de France’s opening time trial, while two-time defending champion Tadej Pogacar gained seconds on his biggest threats.