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Flying Dutchman wins sprint to finish for Tour de France Stage 2 win

Mathieu Van der Poel of the Netherlands won a sprint to the finish to claim Stage 2 of the Tour de France on Sunday, July 6, just ahead of Slovenian Tadej Pogacar.

As the peloton stayed together for much of the 209-kilometer route from Lauwin-Planque to Boulogne-sur-Mer, Van der Poel won the mass sprint to the finish line, edging out Pogacar in a photo finish with Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard taking third.

Van der Poel also claimed the race leader’s yellow jersey after winning the longest stage of the Tour.

‘It was super difficult, the final was actually harder than I thought,’ he said.

Stage 2 results

Finals results of the 209-kilometer Stage 2 from Lauwin-Planque to Boulogne-sur-Mer at the 2025 Tour de France from Sunday, July 6.

Tour de France 2025 standings

Mathieu Van der Poel, Netherlands: 08h 38′ 42”
Tadej Pogacar, Solvenia: 08h 38′ 46” (4 seconds behind)
Jonas Vingegaard, Denmark: 08h 38′ 48” (6 seconds)
Kevin Vauquelin, France: 08h 38′ 52” (10 seconds)
Matteo Jorgenson, USA: 08h 38′ 52” (10 seconds)
Enric Mas, Spain: 08h 38′ 52” (10 seconds)
Jasper Philipsen, Belgium: 08h 39′ 13” (31 seconds)
Joseph Blackmore, Great Britain: 08h 39′ 23” (41 seconds)
Tobias Johannessen, Norway: 08h 39′ 23” (41 seconds)
Ben O’Connor: Australia: 08h 39′ 23” (41 seconds)

2025 Tour de France jersey leaders

Yellow (overall race leader): Mathieu Van der Poel, Netherlands

Green (points): Jasper Philipsen, Belgium

Polka dot (mountains): Tadej Pogacar, Solvenia

White (young rider): Kevin Vauquelin, France

Who’s wearing the rainbow jersey at 2025 Tour de France?

In addition to the four traditional colored jerseys at the Tour de France, the reigning world road race champion wears a rainbow-colored jersey. It’s white with five colored stripes – blue, red, black, yellow and green (same as the colors of the Olympic rings) – and is currently worn by Tadej Pogacar of Solvenia.

2025 Tour de France next stage

Stage 3 is a 178.3-kilometer route over flat terrain from Valenciennes to Dunkirk on Monday.

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