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Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa- B&B Hotels) blazed out of the breakaway Sunday for a career-first win at the Tour de France .

Behind the young Frenchman, the Tour saw its first GC fireworks in a breathless final through Bologna.

Archrivals and top favorites Tadej Pogačar (UAE Emirates) and Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) burst out of the peloton over the final climb of the the stage and locked on to each other’s wheels through to the line in a mouthwatering taste of bigger battles to come.

Pogačar’s blitzing stage 2 attack didn’t gain him any time over Vingegaard, but it was enough to see the Slovenian ace into the yellow jersey for the first time since stage 10 of the 2022 Tour de France.

“In the final circuits I felt super good,” Pogačar said after the stage. “The pace was already quite high from Visma on the first time over San Luca and it was even harder the second time. I decided to try, to test myself a bit.

“Jonas was really quick on the wheel, it was no surprise for me,” Pogačar said. “We rode to the finish together and Remco and Carapaz were there and we finished together.”

Overnight race leader Romain Bardet, GC heavyweight Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), and a bunch more GC threats lost time in a flurry of action in the final 5km of the stage.

Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Carlos Rodríguez (Ineos Grenadiers) were among those who lost 21 seconds to  Vingegaard, Pogačar, Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step), and Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) in an explosive close to a largely quiet stage.

Pogačar, Vingegaard, Evenepoel, and Carapaz are now tied on time at the top of the classification [ See full results at bottom of post – ed ].

While all the attention was at the GC action, it was a big win for Vauquelin and his French team Sunday.

Tour rookie Vauquelin secured Arkéa B&B its first stage win at the Tour de France in what was the biggest result in its short history.

He kicked out of the breakaway on the second climb of the San Luca with a monster 12km move that none of his rivals could counter.

“It was my dream to take part in the Tour. That was the original dream,” Vauquelin said at the finish. “So now to win a stage in it, that’s amazing, and for the team as well – that just makes me incredibly happy.”

Côte de San Luca sparks GC fireworks

Sunday’s stage up to Bologna was a slow burner under another ferociously hot day in Italy.

Vauquelin got into the early break of 10 that formed after around an hour of racing, and DSM-Firmenich Post NL and the teams of the “Big 4” let them go.

The bunch allowed the break a gap of close to 8 minutes, and the stage settled into a race for the breakaway-win and a scrap for GC seconds behind.

A double ascent of the calf-breaker Côte de San Luca in the final hour of racing and a 5km dash to the line promised fireworks.

The 2km, 10 percent “wall” of San Luca serves as the hilltop finale of the Giro dell’Emilia, a race ruled by puncheur powerhouses like three-time winner Roglič.

@TamauPogi attacks at the top of San Luca, followed by @VingegaardJonas . THEY ARE BACK! Attaque de Tadej au sommet de San Luca, suivi de Jonas Vingegaard. IL SONT DE RETOUR ! #TDF2024 pic.twitter.com/Rr9M7sUtTo — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) June 30, 2024

Visma-Lease a Bike made a show of strength on both ascents of the Côte.

Tiesj Benoot and Matteo Jorgenson both took big pulls to control the pack for Vingegaard, and UAE Emirates contributed the second time around as Roglič and a handful of classification hopefuls fell onto the ropes.

Pogačar made his move over the summit of the San Luca with around 10km to go.

Vingegaard hopped straight onto the wheel and the twosome plummeted down the sinuous descent into Bologna.

The two traded turns on the short final gallop to the line and looked poised to take scores of seconds over the rest of the GC pack. However, Evenepoel made a huge move out of the chasers with Carapaz, and the bridged to the two “bigs” just meters from the finish.

Jorgenson, Van Aert, De Plus ride on after crash, sprinters suffer under the sun

Matteo Jorgenson, Wout van Aert, and Ineos Grenadiers climber talent Laurens De Plus were victims of a crash at the back of the intermediate sprint at around 80km to go.

All three were quickly back on the bike and Van Aert flashed cameras a “thumbs up” but all three looked scuffed up and sore. Jorgenson was spotted receiving some treatment at the medical car.

All three finished the stage safe and seemingly largely unharmed.

Unbelievable, Matteo Jorgenson crashed too. It’s not their year… #TDF2024 pic.twitter.com/pu3xhiSXfA — Mihai Simion (@faustocoppi60) June 30, 2024

It was enough tough day for the sprinter pack Sunday on a day where the mercury nudged up to 35 degrees C.

Like Stage 1 on Saturday, Mark Cavendish and Fabio Jakobsen were among the first fast-men to get into the gruppetto, perhaps to save matches for the sprint stage to come.

Up next: The longest stage, the first sprint

Pogačar will get plenty of time wearing the yellow jersey Monday in what will be the longest stage of the race.

Stage 3 is a 230km, extra-flat slog west from Plaisance to Turin that will see the first sprinter showdown of Le Tour and mark the peloton’s final full day in Italy.

Has Cavendish recovered from his stage 1 sufferings? Is Jasper Philipsen still sprint king of the modern Tour de France? Is rookie Arnaud De Lie going to rip up his experienced rivals? There will be plenty of time to chew it all over in what will be a 5+ hour stage Monday.

Barring disaster, Pogačar will still be in yellow on stage 4 for the Tour’s first taste of the high mountains in the French Alps.

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Tour de France standings: Race outlook after Stage 2

One day after the Tour de France made its first Grand Départ from Italy in the history of the race, Stage 2 of the race continued through Italy and ended in Bologna.

French rider Kevin Vauquelin won the day in Stage 2, making it back-to-back days with a French rider winning the stage. Vauquelin's win also brought his team – Arkéa - B&B Hotels – its first stage victory at the Tour de France in 11 tries at the race.

Unlike with Stage 1 , which saw nearly 50 riders finishing within five seconds of the leader, Vauquelin finished Stage 2 nearly 40 seconds ahead of the next closest competitor, Norwegian cyclist Jonas Abrahamsen .

Here's how the classification at the 2024 Tour de France looks after two days of racing.

STAGE 1 RESULTS: Tour de France standings: Race outlook after Stage 1 winner

Tour de France Stage 2 results

Tour de france standings, tour de france jersey standings.

• Yellow (general classification) : Tadej Pogačar
• Green (points classification) : Jonas Abrahamsen
• Polka dot (mountains classification) : Jonas Abrahamsen
• White (young rider classification) : Remco Evenepoel
• Yellow numbers (teams classification) : Movistar Team
• Golden numbers (combativity award) : Jonas Abrahamsen

Tour de France Stage 3: How to watch, schedule, and distance

• Date: July 1, 2024
• Location: Plaisance to Turin (Italy)
• Distance: 143.4 miles (230.8 kilometers)
• Type: Flat stage
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Tour de France 2024 Route stage 2: Cesenatico - Bologna

The first 74 kilometres are as flat as can be and the first cluster of hills appears. The Passo di Calbane – or, as the ASO puts it, Côte de Monticino – is 2 kilometres long and averages 7.5%. The route descends to Riolo Terme before the climb to Toranello, the Côte de Gallisterna, adds 1.2 kilometres at 12.8% to the mix.

After plunging down to Imola the Tour continues on the plains of Emilia-Romagna towards Bologna. But just before entering the town a left turn leads to Botteghino di Zocca. The road to the village climbs for 1.9 kilometres at 6.8%. Shortly after the descent the road goes uphill again, this time to Montecalvo, a 2.7 kilometres climb at 7.7%.

The riders cross the line in Bologna to enter two identical laps of 18.3 kilometres. The leg-breaking climb to the sanctuary of San Luca is expected to be the decisive with its 1.9 kilometres at 10.6%. The last 9 kilometres of the race begin on a descent, and the final 5 kilometres are flat.

The San Luca was the main ingredient in the ITT on the first day of the 2019 Giro d’Italia. Primoz Roglic climbed into pink that day.

The first three riders across the line gain time bonuses of 10, 6, and 4 seconds, while there are 8, 5, and 2 seconds available on the second passage of the San Luca climb.

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Kevin Vauquelin Wins Stage 2; Tadej Pogačar Snags Yellow

Tadej Pogačar made the first big move of the Tour, but Jonas Vingegaard was up to the task.

The 2024 Tour de France may be starting in Italy, but it’s the French who have stole the show in the first two stages of this year’s Tour.

Kevin Vauquelin (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) won Stage 2 of the 2024 Tour de France. He got free from the breakaway with about 14 kilometers to go in the stage and stayed away to claim the victory on the day. Vauquelin, 23, makes it two stage wins in two days for the French after Romain Bardet won on Stage 1.

It’s the first-ever stage win for the Arkéa-B&B Hotels team, which has already made it a successful Tour de France for the squad just two stages in. Vauquelin gets a massive career highlight riding the first Tour de France of his career.

Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) made the first major GC move of the 2024 Tour de France, attacking on the climb of the San Luca. Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) was quick to answer, as the two-time defending Tour champion showed his fitness level is in a good spot and that he’s ready for a battle over the next three weeks.

No one else in the peloton was able to match the initial acceleration of Pogačar and Vingegaard, and—as we’ve seen many times over the past few years—it was just the two Tour favorites racing it out for the rest of the climb and then on the ensuing descent.

Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) and Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) put on a furious attack themselves to catch Pogačar and Vingegaard on the run into the finish. For that effort, both riders lost no time in the GC battle on the day. All four riders finished the stage together. They were 2 minutes, 21 seconds behind the stage winner Vauquelin.

Counting back places, Pogačar—who was fourth on Stage 1—gets the yellow jersey. Evenepoel is in second overall, Vingegaard third, and Carapaz fourth in the general classification standings, but all four have the same time.

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Tour de France 2024 Stage 2 LIVE – Kevin Vauquelin wins in Bologna as Tadej Pogacar takes yellow

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A 208.9km hilly route taking in the Jaizkibel climb means no respite for GC contenders

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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of stage 2 of the Tour de France 2023!

Stage two will be another hilly day in the Basque Country which, much like yesterday, is expected to draw out more massive crowds, as well as more racing between the GC favourites. For more information, be sure to read our preview

Adam Yates is clearly someone who loves riding in this part of the world. Back in 2015, he claimed the breakthrough result of his career by winning the Clásica de San Sebastián, and yesterday, he enjoyed what was probably the greatest day of his career by winning the opening stage of the Tour de France and taking the yellow jersey.

He’ll therefore be happy to see the same climb that is the centrepiece of San Sebastián, the Jaizkibel, on the menu today. The climb is the last of five tackled today, and, situated just 16.5km from the finish, looks set to be the stage’s pivotal moment.

There are two striking differences between today’s finish and yesterday’s. At 8.1km, the Jaizkibel is much longer than yesterday’s Côte de Pike; and there is a longer run-in of 16.5km from its top to the finish, compared with 9.5km yesterday.

It could therefore be a different kind of rider (more steady rather than explosive) who make it to the finish to contest the stage, while the run-in gives more time for the peloton to catch any escapees like the Yates brothers on stage one. 

The riders have just set off and are working their way through the neutralised zone. The official start will be in around ten minutes

Stage two will set off with two riders less than the number that began yesterday, following the abandonments of Enric Mas and Richard Carapaz. Although there were less crashes than we’ve seen in previous Tour de France openers, the two victims were high-profile leaders of their teams who were both hoping to push for a podium finish, and whose absence will be keenly felt in the peloton

At a smidge under 209km, this will be the longest stage of the 2023 Tour de France. Not quite the mammoth slog of Tours gone by, but it will be taxing on the legs nonetheless

The start has been delayed slightly as we wait for Stan Dewulf to make his way back up to the peloton after a puncture

208.9KM TO GO

And they're off! Will there be more of a battle this time to get into the breakaway than yesterday?

Victor Campanaerts is the first rider to try his luck, just as he was yesterday. No gaps for him or anyone else yet though

Anthony Turgis, Magnus Cort, Pascal Eekhoorn and Anthony Perez have a small gap over the peloton

They’ve been joined by Mads Pedersen. That seems like a surprise, until you realise there’s an intermediate sprint just 40-or-so kilometres into the stage. He could make real inroads in the green jersey classification if this break stays away until then

Four more riders joined that group, but it's now been shut down by Jumbo-Visma

Apparently Carlos Roriguez was one of the riders in that previous move, which would explain why Jumbo-Visma were eager to shut it down. The young Spanaird was Ineos’ highest finisher yesterday, and a legitimate GC threat

200KM TO GO

Edvald Boasson Hagen and King of the Mountains Neilson Powless are up the road with a small gap

Remi Cavagna has joined them, and is using his time trial engine to help build their gap

It looked for a moment like that would be it, with the peloton slowing down, but three riders have jumped out of it in pursuit: Victor Campanaerts, Mads Pedersen and Jasper Philipsen

That move went nowhere however, with Philipsen only there to mark Pedersen rather than try to get into the break

Now that really does look like it’s done. The peloton are spread across the road and nobody is trying to jump out of it

The trio’s lead is already up to 1-15. It looks like we have our day’s break

So today’s break will consist of Edvald Boasson Hagen, Neilson Powless and Remi Cavagna. A small group, but one that’s undoubtedly powerful 

190KM TO GO

UAE Team Emirates have taken control of the peloton in the service of Adam Yates in the yellow jersey, and they’re content to set a slow pace. The gap is already up to two minutes

Here's the leaders of the three major classifications at the start of the stage: Simon Yates in green, brother Adam in yellow, and Powless in polka-dot-jersey, who's in the break today

No question of any tension between the Yates brothers after yesterday's finish. Here they are smiling together this morning

180KM TO GO

The trio's lead is up to 3-55. The peloton are clearly taking it easy - that's bigger than any lead the break managed at any point during stage one

Powless is only 1-42 down on GC, so is currently the virtual yellow jersey. 

Bike change for Bora-Hansrgohe’s Patrick Konrad. The pace is slow enough for his trip back to the peloton to be very simple

170KM TO GO

The break's lead is now up to 4-30

The break has just reached the intermediate sprint, with Boasson Hagen taking the maximum points. 

It was uncontested between the trio but that won’t be the case in the peloton. With just three riders in the break, there are lots of points available for green jersey candidates in the peloton, with a maximum of 13 for whoever wins the sprint for 4th.

The sprinters teams are moving to the front of the peloton in anticipation. There is a long line of Jayco-AlUla moving Dylan Groenewegan into the right position

Lidl-Trek’s Quinn Simmons is leading the peloton out for Mads Pedersen

Sam Welsford wins the sprint for 4th. It was a competitive one with green jersey hopefuls spread all across the road sprinting fo points

Welsford did not score any points in yesterday's intermediate sprint, but going for the sprint today suggests he’s here to look for points and try to survive to the end of the Tour rather than just sprint wins, on what is his Grand Tour debut.

It actually turns out Jasper Philipsen just edged Welsford in the intermediate sprint. Here's a full run-down of the result

1. Edvald Boasson Hagen, 20 pts

2. Rémi Cavagna, 17 pts

3. Neilson Powless, 15 pts

4. Jasper Philipsen, 13 pts

5. Sam Welsford, 11 pts

6. Bryan Coquard, 10 pts

7. Biniam Girmay, 9 pts

8. Mads Pedersen, 8 pts

9. Mark Cavendish, 7 pts

10. Dylan Groenewegen, 6 pts

11. Alexander Kristoff, 5 pts

12. Jordi Meeus, 4 pts

13. Peter Sagan, 3 pts

14. Jonas Abrahamsen, 2 pts

15. Caleb Ewan, 1 pt

Once again there is no sign of Wout van Aert in the mix. Clearly the Belgian is indeed not making a defence of his green jersey title a priority

160KM TO GO

The gap is now holding steady. The peloton allowed it to go up to four minutes, but have now pegged it at around 4-20

The breakaway is currently descending following an uncategorised climb. Boasson Hagen looks less comfortable than the other two, and a small gap has opened up between them

Seeing as they made the effort to get up the road on such a long day, let’s take a moment to talk about the three riders in the break

Edvald Boasson Hagen is an absolute veteran of Tours de France, taking place in his thirteenth edition, and his ninth in succession. In that time he’s won three stages, and from a variety of different situations: once from a bunch sprint, as he is best known for, but also twice via solo attack from breakaways

Remi Cavagna is a mainstay of breakaways. A time trial specialist who has been a national champion and European silver medalist, he’s nicknamed the TGV for his big engine in relation to the French railway service. 

He’s won a stage of the Vuelta a Espana in 2019, but never at his home Tour de France. He certainly has the talent to do so, even if today will be a long shot.

Neilson Powless has more objectives today than just hoping the break survives and winning the stage. After taking the lead in the mountains classification yesterday, he has a polka-dot jersey to defend, and is sure to extend his lead on the upcoming climbs today.

The American already has a good track record in the Basque Country, too, winning the San Sebastian classics in 2021 And he’s also not a rider that can be discounted as a GC threat: last year he finished 12th overall, and has backed that up with sixth place at Paris-Nice earlier this year along with top tens at the Milan-Sanremo and Tour of Flanders monuments

135KM TO GO

Not much happening on the road at the moment. The gap has grown to just under five minutes

The weather’s taken a turn for the worst, and it’s started drizzling. Shouldn’t come as a surprise in this part of the world, but will cause some trepidation in the peloton nonetheless

After a gentle opening, the  break is climbing properly for the first time today. They’re on the category three Col d'Udana

500 metres till the top of the climb. Will the other two let Powless roll over to take the points?

Yes they will. That was very simple for Powless who adds another two points to his tally uncontested

There will only be a short descent before they start climbing the next obstacle, Côte d'Aztiria. It’s a category four, so only one more point for Powless to add

That drizzle we mentioned earlier never materialised to much, and conditions are dry, albeit with some ominously grey clouds hanging over the race

Just 1km until the break reach the top of the climb

They're at the top, and Powless takes the point uncontested once again. Now comes a long descent followed by some undulating roads, before the next categorised climb 68km from the finish

120KM TO GO

UAE Team Emirates have continued to lead the peloton over the past two climbs, and their pace has seen the gap come down to 3-30. Although this seems like a lot of work early in the Tour for a team that’s playing the long game to win the yellow jersey, they may feel obliged to work due to the presence of Powless in the break

There's been another great turnout on the roadside by the Basquq fans, with countless sightings of their Ikurrina flag

110KM TO GO

Almost halfway through the stage, and the trio's lead is about four minutes over the UAE-led peloton. Most of the work has been done by the team's rouleurs, Mikkel Bjerg and Vegard Stake Laengen

Mechanical for Wout van Aert in the peloton. He'll be grateful for getting his bad luck out the way with now rather than during the business end of the stage

100KM TO GO

The race is still in a holding pattern, with UAE still leading the peloton, and the leading trio maintaining a lead of around 4-30. We'll likely have to wait until the final climbs for things to heat up

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The riders are on an unclassified rise, and the pace appears to be up in the peloton. It’s still UAE leading, and the group is all strung out in single file

The break has been descending that uncategorised climb. The heavens haven’t opened today, but the roads here are noticeably a little damp.

Talk of the devil, Alexander Edmondson has just gone down going through a damp patch around a corner in the peloton. It wasn’t a heavy fall, and he’s back on his bike looking fine, but it is a warning sign for what could happen

A lot of words being exchanged between the UAE riders at the front of the peloton. The pace is down and riders are using the chance to take comfort breaks, so maybe they’re discussing taking things easy on these wet roads

Another unofficial climb now being ridden up by the break. They must be beginning to tire having spent so much time out front with just the three of them

What’s Victor Campanaerts up to? He spent a few moments just off the front of the peloton, before allowing himself to be submerged again. He was the first rider to attack at the start of the day, but isn’t about to to go on a kamikaze mission to make up the 3-19 to the breakaway on his own

The pace is up again in the peloton, as is clear from the sight of some riders being jettisoned out the back. Mark Cavendish is one such rider, accompanied by two Astana teammates

The gap is also tumbling on this unclassified climb. It’s suddenly come down to just 2-30

UAE Team Emirates are still being very vocal with one another in the peloton. Matteo Trentin is discussing something with Mikkel Bjerg, although it’s unclear about what exactly. 

Some more raindrops can be spotted on the TV moto camera lens. Fingers crossed everyone stays upright, and it’s still only light rainfall, but there are going to be quite a lot of downhill kilometres during this final 75km to worry about

We’re about to start climbing again, and this time a rise the organisers have deemed hard enough to be classified as such. It’s the category three Côte d'Alkiza, and might seen an intensity to the racing in the peloton

Cavagna’s struggling on the climb. He’s been distanced by Powless an Hagen

A sizable gap has opened up, too. He faces a battle to catch them up even on the following descent

A messy coming together in the peloton. No riders hit the deck, thankfully, but several had to dismount, including Alexey Lutsenko, Jai Hindley, Carlos Rodriguez and a number of his Ineos teammates

UAE are again upping the pace a little on the climb. The gap to the two leaders has just dipped below two minutes for the first time in a long while

There are more casualties in the peloton from UAE’s pace, including sprinters Fabio Jakobsen, Sem Welsford and Dylan Groenewegen

Cavagna sat up shortly after being dropped, and has just been swallowed up by the peloton. That's unlikely to be the last we see of the Frenchman this Tour, who should play a role in Jakobsen's sprint train, as well as eye up more brekaway oppertunities - and of course the Tour's sole time trial

Meanwhile the two surviving escapees have just reached the top of the climb, with Powless securing another two points

You sense there are some nerves in the peloton about this upcoming descent As they climb over the top of the climb, there’s some jostling for position to be as close to the safest point at the front of the group

UAE preserved their position at the front and are leading the descent, with Jumbo-Visma riders line-up behind them. No problems for anyone so far

Each time the riders have stopped climbing, the gap has grown again, and that’s happened once more with the duo’s lead back up to 2-15

Matteo Trentin is now leading the peloton for UAE. The team has lost one rider, Vegard Stake Laengen, who was dropped earlier.

Trentin’s gone down. The other UAE riders are all looking behind to see where he is, but he’s still out the back waiting to get a new bike

Trentin’s got a bike and is back on it, chasing up to the peloton. He doesn’t appear to be too hurt

There’s a little while until the next climb, and the penultimate of the day, the Côte de Gurutze. It won’t be climbed for another 25km or so, but the duo’s lead of 2-15 should be enough to see them stay out ahead until it and for Powless to therefore claim another point

Two-thirds into the stage now, and it's still UAE leading the peloton, keeping the gap at 2-10

Vegard Stake Laengen is back in the peloton and on the front again for UAE. He’s enjoying himself too, having a laugh with his teammates after they lost his wheel for a few moments

Wheel change for Alex Zingle in the peloton. The young Frenchman was a dark horse for a good result yesterday following some high placings at the Dauphine, but instead it was his teammate Victor Lafay who was the day’s surprise package

Cavagna is paying for his efforts working in the breakaway. He’s now going out the back of the peloton

Just a few kilometres now until the start of the penultimate climb. The break's lead of two minutes is likely to start tumbling. Powless and Hagen are strong riders, but surely they don't have a chance of staying out to compete for the stage win

Crash in the peloton, about 4 or 5 riders going down. Ben O’Connor is involved, but unclear if he went down or was just held up

Jonas Vingegaard also had a puncture around the same time, but he was not involved in the crash

The other riders involved in the crash appear to have been Max Van Gils, Matthew Dinham and Jasper De Buyst

Meanwhile in the break, Powless dropped Hagen on that climb, and has just crested the summit to take another point in the KOM competition

Vingegaard has been helped back into the peloton by Nathan Van Hooydonck without any snags. No worries for Jumbo-Visma

Ben O’Connor is also safely back in the peloton. That was another scare for his GC ambitions, which already took a small hit yesterday when he was dropped on the final climb

30KM TO GO 

Powless hasn’t given up yet, but he’s really up against it now. Hagen hasn’t caught back up to him so he’s on his own, while the race is now very much on in the peloton as they approach the crucial final climb

Jumbo-Visma and Lidl-Trek are now in formation at the front of the road, and other teams are battling for the prime spots too. The start of the Jaizkibel is just a few kilometres away

Boasson Hagen’s just been caught by the peloton. That leaves just Powless out in front, but his catch isn’t yet imminent: the peloton still has 1-45 to make up

You can sense the anticipation in the peloton as they approach the final climb. There are so many colours at the front of the group representing the many different teams fighting for the prime real estate

Powless has begun the climb. While making it to the finish is unlikely, he could still claim more KOM points at the top - and with five on offer, it’s worth digging deep for

Now the peloton are on the climb, and Jumbo-Visma have won the fight to lead onto it. Vingegaard is second wheel behind his teammate, and Pogacar is poised on his wheel

One rider who won't be winning the stage today is Mathieu van der Poel: the Dutchman sat up immediately, clearly not fancying his chances of surviving such a long climb

Powless’ lead is already down to under a minute, and he still has over 6km to climb. It's going to be tough for him to make it to the top still in the lead

Jayco-AlUla have now taken over in the peloton. Does Simon plan to depose his brother and take the yellow jersey from him today?

Chris Harper is the Jayco rider leading the peloton. UAE’s Maijka is on his wheel, followed by Pogacar, the yellow jersey of Adam Yates, and Vingegaard

Lutsenko is one of the riders dropped under Harper's pace, like he was yesterday

As well as being a launchpad for the stage win and potential GC moves, this climb also has significance as there are bonus second available at the top. Expect a real fight from the GC men

UAE now take over from Jayco. Maijka is leading with Pogacar on his weel

Just 10 seconds now for Powless. He's about to be caught...

That’s it, Powless has been swallowed by the Majka-led peloton. A fine effort for the American, and he will wear the polka-dot jersey tomorrow

It’s still a sizable peloton, with no GC riders dropped. Van Aert is still there, but has slipped down a little from his Jumbo-Visma teammates. Is he finding this long climb too hard?

Now splits are forming from Maijka’s pace, and Pinot is dropped! He looked so good yesterday, but clearly doesn’t have the same legs here. 

Alaphilippe has also been dropped

There are maybe about 30 riders left in the peloton

Still Majka leads. Just 1km to the summit. Who will be the first to attack?

Even if there are no attacks, there’s bound to be a sprint for the summit due to the bonus seconds available. 500m left

Adam Yates moves to the front, Pogacar on his wheel.

Simon Yates starts the sprint…

Vingegaard comes past him, and he and Pogacar take part in a two-up sprint, with Pogacar coming out just on top. Simon Yates took the final bonuses in third

Pogacar and Vingegaard are now out along and have a big gap. As was the case yesterday though, Vingegaard doesn’t look interested in working with him

Pogacar is still riding though. You can just about see Smon Yates and a few others in the distance, but it’s a real gap - of 14 seconds to be precise 

Wout van Aert is one of those riders with Simon Yates in the chasing group. Vingegaard won't work with Pogacar, in order to give his teammate a chance of winning the stage

13km to the finish, and Pogacar an Vingegaard’s lead is down to 7 seconds. This is going to come back together soon, but how many riders are left in that chasing group?

Quite a lot, it seems: it has swelled on this descent to what looks like about 20 riders

The catch has been made. Time for the riders in this group to take stock and decide if they want to attack, or wait for the sprint

Given the presence of Wout van Aert, anyone who wants the stage will probably have to attack

Other riders in the group include: Bilbao (who’s leading on the descent), Pidcock, Landa, Skjelmose, Bardet, Cicconne, Simon Yates, Adam Yates, Lafay…

Just 10km to go. It's still anyone's race if they can attack and get a gap

Bilbao is using his notorious descending skills to get a bit of a gap over the others. What a popular winner he would be in his home region

Some more riders in this group: Teuns, Crass, Bernal, Gaudu, Buchmann, Haig, Kelderman

Jumbo still have numbers, unsurprisingly, and are putting them to work to bring back Bilbao and keep things controlled for a sprint for Van Aert

6m to go and Bilbao has a chance. His lead is a few seconds

A big turn from Tiesj Benoot has shut down Bilbao’s move, sadly for the home fans. 5.5km to go

Ben O’Connor and Louis Meintjes aren’t in this lead group. They’re somewhere further back chasing

Buchmann has tried an attack, but has been brought back. His teammate and leader Hindley is in the group too

There are three Jumbo riders working for Van Aert. It’s his stage to lose

3km to go. This looks set to be a sprint between this group of about 25 riders

Or is it? Pidcock has attacked

Van Aert's on his wheel though and shuts the move down

Skjelmose counter attacks!

Yet again Van Aert covers the move. He has to be careful not to burn up too many matches

Keldmeran retakes control of the group for Jumbo-Visma. 1.5km to go

Lafay attacks under the flamme rouge, and he has a gap!

He has a few seconds over the Kelderman-led chase

Van Aert starts his sprint early

But not early enough, as Lafay wins!

A historic moment for Cofidis, who at last break their barren streak at the Tour de France with a first stage win since the 2008 edition

Van Aert looks furious, and slammed his handlebars while crossing the line, just around a bikelength beind Lafay

Pogacar finished just behind him in the sprint to gain third-place

That's going Lafay a bit of a disservice: on closer inspection he's won by a few bike-lengths

Despite missing out on the bonus second at both the intermediate sprint and the finish line, Adam Yates still defends the yellow jersey. There’s a change behind him, however, as his teammate Pogacar overtakes his brother Simon to move up to second-place

The group that contested that final sprint was 24-strong and contained most of GC contenders, with a few notable absentees. Ben O’Connor, Louis Meintjes and Guillaume Martin all arrived in a group that finished 58 seconds behind.

Thibaut Pinot, meanwhile, lost 2-25

Dani Martinez lost another 7 minutes, having also struggled yesterday. He clearly won’t be a GC option for Ineos this year

His win today also means that Victor Lafay will wear the green jersey tomorrow. He leads the classification by 23 seconds ahead of Pogacar

As previously mentioned Powless will wear the polka-dot jersey, while for the umpteenth successive day Pogacar leads the young riders classification, meaning he’ll wear white.

Here's what the triumphant Lafay had to say, on what is the easily the biggest da of his career to date:

“I just looked at the line, and at the numbers at the side of the road, it was 100 metres, 50 metres and eventually I had it. It’s a little but unbelievable. Yesterday I was frustrated with the finish. It’s crazy.”

“Today I didn’t like the tempo, the speed was up all day, and I had a bit of a problem with my gut.

“What was sure is that people would attack on that little climb at the finish.

“I just waited for the moment for the bunch to slow down and I hit it from behind, put it in the aero tuck. There was some hesitation because I’m not here for the GC, just here for the stage.

“Yesterday when I was with them [Vingegaard and Tadej] and it didn't work out for me but today it was the opposite because both riders were looking at each other it was easier for me to go to the finish. I noticed that Jumbo-Visma had done a huge amount of work today and they were most likely going to be tired to chase me in the final kilometre.”

To relive a distilled version of the stage, be sure to read our report

Here's Adam Yates:

"A really hectic day, a lot of stress in the bunch, wet roads and a lot of road furniture. We made it through. We had a little bit of bad luck with Matteo [Trentin] crashing in the corner. We controlled all day, nobody wanted to help us. In the end we set up Tadej for the bonus seconds and in the final, I think we did a good job. It all depended on the bonus seconds and the final - if Tadej won the bonus and the stage he would have beaten me, but we kept it with the team. 

"It's not easy - for sure we have to control some more days. Tomorrow's a little easier on paper, but you never know with the Tour de France. Every day is super hard, super technical, it's not just easy to go to the finish and keep yellow. We'll see what happens."

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T he final stage of the 2024 Tour de France avec Zwift was a game of maths. After seven days of racing covering 950 kilometres and 13,566m of elevation victory, the third edition of the women's Tour came down to just four measly seconds — the smallest margin of victory in Tour de France history. 

The final stage of the 2024 Tour de France Femmes was also the Queen Stage, featuring a gruelling 150 kilometres (90 miles) with 3,900 meters (12,795 feet) of climbing, largely accumulated on the formidable Col du Glandon (19.7 km at 7.2%) and the legendary  Alpe d’Huez  (13.8 km at 8.1%).

Entering the grand finale, the top 10 riders in the General Classification were all within 1 minute and 27 seconds. Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) held the yellow jersey with a slim 27 seconds, while race favourite and defending champion Demi Vollering (SD Worx-Protime) trailed by 1:15 — a gap her team believed could be made up on the big climbs ahead.

But with six riders, including French climber Juliette Labous (dsm-Firmenich), breakout star Cédrine Kerbaol (Ceratizit-WNT) , and Pauline Rooijakkers (Fenix-Deceuninck), squeezed between Niewiadoma and Vollering in the standings, the Alp stage was poised for drama. 

The race-decisive move came on the Col du Glandon, where Vollering made her attack 2.4 kilometres from the top to catch lone leader Valentina Cavallar (Arkéa-B&B Hotels). Niewiadoma couldn't respond and was distanced immediately. Only Rooijakkers was able to go with her compatriot as they reeled in Cavallar, and the trio tackled the ripping Glandon descent together. 

But Vollering, eager to put a gap between her and the yellow jersey pushed so hard down the descent that she distanced Cavallar. Into the valley, Rooijakkers and Vollering worked together to stay ahead of the chasing group containing Niewiadoma. 

Fifty seconds. One minute. Forty-five seconds. The gap between the duo and the chasers occurred throughout the valley, and the math game began. Valuable bonus seconds awaited the top three riders at the finish: 10 seconds for the stage winner, 6 seconds for the runner-up, and 4 seconds for third place. Every second now mattered, and time gap updates buzzed through the earpieces of every team with GC ambitions.

Vollering needed to win the stage by 1:06 over Niewiadoma to take the yellow jersey away from Niewiadoma. Rooijakkers entered the final stage two seconds ahead of Vollering in the GC and, therefore, needed to outsprint Vollering and cross the line with a gap of 1:04 over Niewiadoma in order to slip into yellow. 

However, Lucinda Brand (Lidl-Trek) put in a herculean effort at the front of the chase group, hoping to put the team's climber Gaia Realini into race contention. At the base of the fabled 21 bends of the Alpe d'Huez, the gap was down to 45 seconds—not enough for the leaders to seize the yellow, but the finish line was still a steep 13.8 kilometres away. 

Behind the leaders, Niewiadoma gritted her teeth and fought tooth and nail to close down the gap and it stalled at 50 seconds. Realini and Evita Muzic (FDJ-SUEZ) started attacking Niewiadoma but the countdown had started. At the finish, Vollering outsprinted Rooijakkers to take the stage win and the valuable 10 bonus seconds. Niewiadoma sprinted to the line to stop the clock at 1:01, securing the yellow jersey by a meagre 4 seconds. 

These four seconds mark the smallest margin of victory in the Tour de France's history, which was previously 8 seconds, set in 1989 in a legendary battle between American Greg LeMond and Frenchman Laurent Fignon.  

For the riders and their teams, the days following the race will undoubtedly be spent scrutinizing every moment, replaying the "what if" scenarios where each second counted.  

For the sport of cycling, this razor-thin margin is a testament to the extraordinary level of competition in women's cycling and the depth of talent in the field. The 2024 Tour de France avec Zwift will be remembered for its dramatic conclusion and highlighting the intense and thrilling nature of women's cycling at its best.

"We all wrote history this week," commented Niewiadoma. "And we can be proud of that." 

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The Tour de France Femmes Thunders Toward Iconic Alpe D’Huez

John waechter | aug 17, 2024.

The Women’s Tour de France, officially known as the " Tour de France Femmes ," has completed the first four of eight stages . After a rocky beginning from 1984-1989, The Tour de France Femmes was revived in 2022. The prestigious race is thriving in year-3 of its return to the world stage. The return of the Tour de France Femmes has played a significant role in cultivating and inspiring a new generation of female cyclists. Demi Vollering is the defending tour champion. The 2024 Tour de France Femmes runs from August 12-18. The race began in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and concludes on the iconic and extremely tough Alpe D’Huez, France.

Tour Review . The first stage of the Tour was relatively flat, and super fast. Dutch rider, Charlotte Kool, outdueled her competitors to win Stage 1. Cristina Tonetti earned the polka dot jersey for climbing points after winning the stage’s only climb. The stage race remained in the Netherlands for Stages 2 and 3. Stage 2 was a 43.5-mile sprint, and Stage 3 followed on the same day with a 3.9-mile time-trial. Stage 4 took the tour into challenging and hilly terrain.

Stages 2 and 3 - Results

Stage 2 - Dordrecht to Rotterdam (42.6-miles) Stage 2 resembled Stage 1. It was relatively flat, very fast, and crowned the same winner. Premiere sprinter Lorena Wiebes, who suffered a broken derailleur and a disappointing 41st place in Stage 1, looked strong and poised to capture the stage when Charlotte Kool surged past her in the final kilometers. Kool also held off  Marianne Vos to take the stage – her second  straight win. Kool is off to a spectacular start!

Stage 3 . - Time Trial (3.9-miles) Stage 3 started shortly after the conclusion of Stage 2, and ended Kool’s possession of the coveted Yellow Jersey. The defending Tour champion, Demi Vollering, bettered a blazing-fast time previously established by Chloé Dygert to take the Time-Trial and the Yellow Jersey.

Stage 4 - Results

Stage 4 - Valkenburg to Liège (75.8-miles) - A hilly stage featuring climbs from classics like Liège-Bastogne-Liège.  Stage 4 took the peloton into Belgium. Puck Pieterse (Fenix-Deceuninck) was victorious in taking her first World Tour stage win. She was crafty in surprising the yellow jersey Demi Vollering (SD Worx-Protime) and Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM). “It’s unbelievable, actually. The last few days I had super-good legs, and today I didn’t feel my legs at all. To take the win here in a sprint against Demi, that’s really a dream come true,” Pieterse said after the stage.

The three riders had broken away from the peloton on the Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons. Kim Le Court finished fourth from a group of 12 riders that also contained GC contenders Évita Muzic (FDJ-Suez), Shirin van Anrooij (Lidl-Trek), Kristen Faulkner (EF-Oatly-Cannondale), Rooijakkers, Juliette Labous (DSM-Firmenich PostNL), and Gaia Realini (Lidl-Trek). Following Stage 4, Vollering has a 22-second lead on Pieterse, with Niewiadoma following at 34 seconds in the general classification.

Despite her Pieterse’s lack of road-bike experience, facing Vollering and Niewiadoma didn’t concern the young cyclocross and mountain bike standout. “I knew they were riding for GC, and I’m just here for the stage while I’m fresh, so I could poker a bit. I knew Kasia would attack, and Demi would have to follow, so I just tried to keep a poker face and take it from the sprint.”

JOHN WAECHTER

John Waechter reached the summit of Mt. Everest (29,029 ft.) on May 25th, 2001. With the ascent of Mt. Everest, he successfully completed climbing the highest peak on each of the world’s seven continents, becoming the 58th person to conquer the Seven Summits. John continues to climb and enjoys other outdoor pursuits including road and gravel biking, running, and hiking. He covers climbing expeditions throughout the world, as well as other extreme adventures. John is the co-author of ‘Conquering The Seven Summits of Sales, published by HarperCollins. This book explores business sales practices and peak performance, while weaving in climbing metaphors and experiences. John graduated from Whitman College and received an MBA from the University of Washington. John serves on the Board of Directors at Seattle Bank, and SHWorldwide, LLC.

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