Stage 2 result as Mathieu van der Poel pips Tadej Pogacar to victory - After a fast and furious opening day at the Tour de France, more twists and turns could well be in store on the road to Boulogne- ...

The opening weekend of the 2025 Tour de France closed out with Stage Two’s hilly ride from Lauwin-Planque to Boulogne-sur-Mer. The 209km stage—the longest of the 2025 Tour—began in the rain and ...

Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel won the second stage of the Tour de France after holding off defending champ Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard in a sprint to the line ...

Van der Poel took the race leader's yellow jersey from his Alpecin–Deceuninck teammate Jasper Philipsen in a second career stage victory on the Tour. Tour de France: Van der Poel holds off ...

Belgian sprinter Tim Merlier wins the ninth stage of the Tour de France in a thrilling mass sprint. The stage, held Sunday, covered 174 kilometers of flat terrain.

Reigning champion Tadej Pogacar overtook race leader Mathieu van der Poel just before the line to win stage four of the Tour de France on Tuesday, and is now level at the top of the general ...

Van Der Poel's first stage victory in this race came during the same Stage 2 segment in 2021. Pogacar moved up from 18th and now sits in second place after two days of riding.

Netherlands’ Mathieu van der Poel celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the second stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 209.1 kilometers (129.9 miles) with start in Lauwin ...

The 30-year-old Van der Poel was born in Belgium and shot to fame as a multiple Cyclo-cross world champion before turning his sights to one day classics and stage racing. Cycling runs in the family.

The Netherlands' Mathieu Van der Poel earned his second ever Tour de France stage victory by pulling away from the pack for a Stage 2 win Sunday at Boulogne, France.