Update
A look at the profile of stage 2. Not as tough as yesterday’s 3,600+ metres of climbing, but there are steeper climbs and they peak closer to the finish in Bologna, giving the guys in the general classification a better chance of making it if they can leave their rivals behind.
Visma-Lease a Bike is ready for the second stage after Vingegaard and Van Aert successfully returned to Tour de France level yesterday.
Today we could see the ‘big four’ of Tadej Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel and Primož Roglič go head to head for the first time on the explosive San Luca climb. Pogačar will no doubt be keen to test the legs of the trio, who all struggled with injuries during the April-May period when he dominated the Giro.
In Cesenatico it is time for the team presentation and registration for the second stage. The temperatures are still over 30 degrees, but not quite as bad as the heat of the first stage.
Be sure to follow CN’s Instagram for race insight from our amazing team on the ground. Here’s Mark Cavendish returning to the team bus after a hellish first stage.
After a great first day, DSM-Firmenich PostNL will have the pleasure of wearing two of the Tour’s classification jerseys (although they were in the lead three times), with Bardet wearing the yellow jersey for the first time in his career and neo-pro Van Den Broek wearing the green points jersey.
If you missed the magical opening day of the Tour de France yesterday, you can catch up on our race report. We probably won’t get a better winner’s photo in the next three weeks:
Today we are on Marco Pantani’s terrain, as the Tour de France honours the roads of the controversial ‘Il Pirata’, 26 years after he achieved the elusive Giro-Tour double.
Bonjour and welcome to Cycling news Live coverage from the 2nd stage of the Tour de France!
