Frenchman Kevin Vauquelin of Arkea-BB Hotels celebrates his victory in Stage 2 of the 2024 Tour de France, from Cesenatico, Italy to Bologna, Italy (198.7 km) on Sunday, June 30, 2024. The 111th edition of the Tour de France starts on Saturday, June 29 and finishes on July 21 in Nice, France. BELGA PHOTO JASPER JACOBS (Photo by JASPER JACOBS / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP) (Photo by JASPER JACOBS/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)
One day after the Tour de France made its first Big departure from Italy in the history of the race, stage 2 of the race continued through Italy and ended in Bologna.
French rider Kevin Vauquelin won the day on stage 2, making it two consecutive days with a French rider winning the stage. Vauquelin’s victory also gave his team – Arkéa – B&B Hotels – its first Tour de France stage win in 11 attempts.
Unlike Stage 1, in which almost 50 riders finished within five seconds of the leader, Vauquelin finished Stage 2 almost 40 seconds ahead of the next closest competitor, Norwegian cyclist Jonas Abrahamsen.
This is what the 2024 Tour de France rankings look like after two days of racing.
PHASE 1 RESULTS: Tour de France standings: outlook for the race after winner of stage 1
Result Tour de France stage 2
|
Position |
Rider |
Time |
Hole |
|
1 |
Kevin Vauquelin (Arkea-B&B Hotels) |
4:43:42 |
– |
|
2 |
Jonas Abrahamsen (Uno-X Mobility) |
4:44:18 |
0:00:36 |
|
3 |
Quentin Pacher (Groupama-FDJ) |
4:44:31 |
0:00:49 |
|
4 |
Cristian Rodriguez (Arkea-B&B Hotels) |
4:44:31 |
0:00:49 |
|
5 |
Harold Tejada (Astana Qazaqstan team) |
4:44:31 |
0:00:49 |
|
6 |
Nelson Oliveira (Movistar Team) |
4:44:32 |
0:00:50 |
|
7 |
Axel Laurance (Alpecin-Deceuninck) |
4:44:54 |
0:01:12 |
|
8 |
Mike Tenuissen (Intermarché – Wanty) |
4:45:15 |
0:01:33 |
|
9 |
Hugo Houle (Israel – Prime Minister Tech) |
04:45:18 |
0:01:36 |
|
10 |
Richard Carapaz (EF Education – Easypost) |
4:46:03 |
0:02:21 |
Tour de France classification
|
Position |
Rider |
Time |
Hole |
|
1 |
Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) |
09:53:30 |
– |
|
2 |
Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) |
09:53:30 |
– |
|
3 |
Jonas Vingegaard (Team Visma | Lease a bike) |
09:53:30 |
– |
|
4 |
Richard Carapaz (EF Education – Easypost) |
09:53:30 |
– |
|
5 |
Romain Bardet (Team dsm–firmenich PostNL) |
09:53:36 |
0:00:06 |
|
6 |
Maxim Van Gils (Lotto–Dstny) |
09:53:51 |
0:00:21 |
|
7 |
Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) |
09:53:51 |
0:00:21 |
|
8 |
Pello Bilbao (Team Bahrain victorious) |
09:53:51 |
0:00:21 |
|
9 |
Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) |
09:53:51 |
0:00:21 |
|
10 |
Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) |
09:53:51 |
0:00:21 |
Tour de France jersey ranking
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Yellow (general classification): Tadej Pogacar
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Vegetable (points classification): Jonas Abrahamsen
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Dot (mountain classification): Jonas Abrahamsen
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White (youth classification): Remco Evenepoel
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Yellow numbers (team classification): Movistar team
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Golden numbers (award for fighting spirit): Jonas Abrahamsen
Tour de France Stage 3: How to watch, planning and distance
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Date: July 1, 2024
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Place: Pleasure to Turin (Italy)
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Distance: 143.4 miles (230.8 kilometers)
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Type: Flat stage
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TV: n/a
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Streaming: Peacock, fuboTV
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