Kévin Vauquelin takes stage 2 glory as Pogačar moves into yellow – Tour de France

Tadej Pogacar moved into the leader’s yellow jersey as France’s Kevin Vauquelin won stage two of the Tour de France. Vauquelin took his first Grand Tour stage victory after breaking away from the front group, making the Arkea-B&B Hotels rider the second French winner of the 2024 race already. Pogacar, of UAE-Team Emirates, powered away on the final climb of the 199.2km stage to Bologna, Italy, but took his main rival and last year’s winner Jonas Vingegaard with him.

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Romain Bardet takes victory on opening stage of Tour de France

Romain Bardet (dsm-firmenich PostNL) snatched the first stage of the Tour de France and the yellow jersey at the death – with the peloton bearing down just seconds behind him and teammate Frank van den Broek. The two men had enough time to celebrate together as the Dutch debutant took second place, after a thrilling chase into Rimini on the Adriatic coast.

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Jordi Meeus triumphs on Champs-Elysees as Vingegaard retains title – Tour de France

Jordi Meeus caused a monumental upset on Stage 21 of the Tour de France as he outsprinted Jasper Philipsen, Dylan Groenewegen and Mads Pedersen to win on the Champs-Elysees. The Belgian had not finished higher than sixth in the opening 20 stages, making Bora’s decision to pick him over Sam Bennett look questionable, but he came good at the last with a stunning sprint.

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Pogačar triumphs on stage 20 as Vingegaard awaits coronation – Tour de France

Jonas Vingegaard all but secured a second Tour de France triumph as rival Tadej Pogacar ended his race on a high with victory in Stage 20 in the Vosges. Pogacar outkicked Felix Gall, Vingegaard and the Yates brothers in a five-up sprint after local legend Thibaut Pinot came close to the perfect Tour swansong. Italy’s Giulio Ciccone secured the polka dot jersey.

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Matej Mohoric pips Asgreen in stage 19 photo finish – Tour de France

Kasper Asgreen was denied a second straight win at the Tour de France as Matej Mohoric edged a photo finish after a thrilling sprint. Asgreen again found himself in the break and looked good to add to his victory on Thursday, but Mohoric swung past him with a last-gasp effort to take the spoils. Back in the bunch, Jonas Vingegaard cruised across the line to keep hold of the yellow jersey.

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