In the heavy uphill in Boulogne-sur-Mer, Mathieu Van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) won the second phase of Tour de France, holding the world champion Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates XRG) and Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-rental bike)

Due to inclement weather conditions that caused logistical issues, the beginning of the stage was late in about 15 minutes.

Jaka Rain created huge puddle in the small start of the city of Lauwin Planque as a rider 182 set to 209 km towards the coastal port.

Less than a million viewers are believed to cover the roads on opening action, but the rain put a muffler on that type of turnout on Sunday.

After the success of Jasper Philippined on the first day of the race, Van der Peel It starts to win during the animated phase for the continuation of the Alpecin-Decembereck’s sleep in the beginning of the Tour of France 2025.

The great leading group was left together for a lot on stage, which cooked in mass sprint for the line, with Van der Peel remove Pogacar In the photo and Denmark Jonas Vingegaard Taking a third place.

“It was great hard, finally it was actually harder than I thought”, ” Van Der Poel said he celebrated the second phase of his team in as many days.

“I was really motivated. It’s been three or four years since I last won the phase (2021 – ed.) So it was about time I have another one.”

“People said I was a favorite today, but if you see which riders were upstairs in a penny, I think I really really had a good job.”

Thanks to the victory in Boulogne-sur-Mer, Mathieu Van der Peel took over a yellow jersey in the general classification. The cogar is four seconds behind the Dutch rider, while Vingegaard is third with a six-second deficit.

Monday for Tour from France 2025 will dispute the Peloton on the flat terrain from Valenciennes to Dunkerque, whose clean occasions to shine, so we will probably see the mass sprint finish on the streets of Dunkerque.