Tadej Pogacar takes yellow jersey as Kevin Vauquelin wins Stage 2 of Tour de France
Tadej Pogacar moved into the leader’s yellow jersey as Kevin Vauquelin won Stage 2 of the Tour de France from a breakaway in Bologna.
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Kevin Vauquelin victorious on stage two of Tour de France as Tadej Pogacar takes yellow jersey
Tadej Pogacar claimed the Tour de France overall lead with a late attack in Sunday's second stage, though the Slovenian may have been surprised by how easily defending champion Jonas Vingegaard followed him despite his recent lack of racing.
Tour de France starts with epic Pogačar Vingegaard duel ahead
The first stage of the Tour de France cycling race was won by Frenchman Romain Bardet on Saturday, who cycled the 206 kilometres from Florence to Rimini in 5 hours, 22 minutes and 7 seconds. Dutchman Frank Van Den Broek was second with the same time and Belgian Wout Van Aert was 5 seconds behind in third place.
Romain Bardet wins opening stage of Tour de France as Tadej Pogacar finishes fourth
Romain Bardet won a thrilling Stage 1 of the Tour de France in Rimini to take the yellow jersey as UAE Team Emirates rider Tadej Pocacar finished in fourth place.
Team behind Tadej: The seven UAE Team Emirates riders supporting Pogacar at Tour de France
When the Tour de France gets underway in Florence on Saturday, the eyes of the cycling world will be on UAE Team Emirates star Tadej Pogacar and his chief rival, the two-time defending champion Jonas Vingegaard of Team Visma Lease A Bike.
Pogacar ready for attempt at rare double as Vingegaard plays down expectations
FLORENCE, Italy : Tadej Pogacar has recovered from COVID-19 and feels ready for one of the toughest challenges in road cycling, the Giro d'Italia-Tour de France double, while his main rival and defending Tour champion Jonas Vingegaard is playing down his own expectations.
Tour favourite Pogacar ready to press for rare double
Tadej Pogacar has recovered from Covid-19 and feels ready for one of the toughest challenges in road cycling, the Giro d'Italia-Tour de France double.
Tadej Pogacar on Tour de France: I've never felt so good on the bike
“Winning the Giro d’Italia was an incredible experience, one that I will always cherish. It meant a lot to me as it was my first time at the Giro. To win in the way we did, it was one of my biggest wins so far. I was happy I got to celebrate with the team, they were with me for the three weeks and the training camps before. They mean a lot to me, we’re like a family and it was a special moment with them. I really enjoyed it, it was incredible.”