Mathieu van der Poel claims Tour de France lead after Stage 2 win
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
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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