Tour de France 2024: Vauquelin wins stage two as Pogacar takes yellow jersey – live reaction

A second successive French victory was secured in Bologna on a day the two favourites went toe to toe in a late climb125km to go: Here we go, a climb, the first of the day, all 2km of it, at a 7.5% incline. Jonas Abrahamsen, who began the day in polka dot, takes to the front with very little chasing going on, and takes the two points. What will that climb do to the peloton?130km to go: At least it’s not one of those soggy tours so far. Emilia-Romagna looks a beautiful spot, and on towards