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A have a look at the stage 2 profile. Not as laborious as yesterday’s 3600+ metres of elevation achieve however there are steeper climbs and so they crest nearer to the end in Bologna, giving the GC guys a greater likelihood of creating it ought to they drop their rivals.
Visma-Lease a Bike primed and prepared for stage 2 after a profitable return to Tour de France-level racing for Vingegaard and Van Aert yesterday.
As we speak may very well be the primary time we see the ‘huge 4’ of Tadej Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel and Primož Roglič battle it out on the explosive San Luca climb. Pogačar will little question wish to check the legs of the trio who had been all nursing accidents within the April to Could interval whereas he was dominating the Giro.
It is staff presentation and sign-on time in Cesenatico for the second stage, with temperatures nonetheless upwards of 30 levels however not fairly as unhealthy because the scorcher there was had on stage 1.
Make sure that to comply with CN’s Instagram to get an inside view of the race from our nice staff on the bottom. Here is Mark Cavendish arriving again on the staff bus after a hellish first stage.
After an enormous day 1, DSM-Firmenich PostNL may have the pleasure of donning two of the classification jerseys on the Tour (regardless of main in three). Bardet in yellow, for the primary time in his profession, and neo professional Van Den Broek within the inexperienced factors jersey.
For those who in some way missed what was a magical opening day on the Tour de France yesterday, meet up with our race report. We could not get a greater winners image within the subsequent three weeks:
We’re into Marco Pantani territory at present because the Tour de France honours the roads of the controversial Il Pirata, 26 years after he accomplished the elusive Giro-Tour double.
Bonjour and welcome to Cyclingnews’ dwell protection of stage 2 of the Tour de France!
