00:01What's the plan? I'm not going to tell you or anyone in here.
00:05We have a strong team and we believe in our plan.
00:15I think we just began sleeping and we made a big mistake.
00:20Come on guys in the front, they are looking at each other.
00:22We gain, we gain. Come on.
00:30It's just stupid time loss but we cannot change it.
00:35But yeah, it's always a big shit to start like this.
00:39It was good that we took initiative and also just stayed safe.
00:42We were, yeah, selecting the group down always makes it safer.
00:46Alperson de Koenig get ready to fire the rocket that is Jasper Philipsen.
00:51Jasper Philipsen now fires.
00:54Of course we see the images of the final but you never know until you're there on the bikes.
00:58Jasper Philipsen wins stage one.
01:02Yeah, we managed to handle it well yesterday so hopefully we can do it again today.
01:08Are you looking forward to today?
01:11Yeah, actually yes.
01:14It was really hectic yesterday and I think today is going to be even more.
01:19If there's any stage opportunities we will try to take it.
01:28The longest stage of the 2025 Tour de France, although not too much to write home about initially until a mini classic would come alive in the final 30 kilometers.
01:40A finish that suits the punchers in the pack.
01:43Official start, official start of the day stage.
01:48Official start, official start of the day stage.
01:52Be ready for minute start, concentrate until the break has gone.
01:55Four refuse to let the rain put them off, Bruno Amaray up for more and Brent Vanmoer for a time as a virtual overall leader.
02:07A gap of over two minutes of the peloton not stressed out and neither was the Manx missile who looked happy in his dryer transportation.
02:33Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's the Lekneson, right, it's the Lekneson, right?
02:42Oh, it's the Lekneson, right?
02:43And Fedorov, too.
02:50Guys crashed in the break away, so really, easy, easy on that left-hander.
02:56Leknusson and Fedorov both got up again, you're never going to keep them down.
03:09While the pelotons stuck to their task, the breakaway were climbing towards the Côte-de-Cavron-Saint-Martin summit for some king of the mountain points.
03:17On to the first climb of the day.
03:20Not the crash bandicoot of yesterday, all smiles for the Norwegian champion.
03:27And it looks like Leknusson just took it Nico at the top.
03:35The escapades fighting it out for points at the intermediate sprint at Enoch and the sprinters were extremely fired up for what points remained.
03:44Here comes a bunch of sprints just behind Jonathan Milan and Biniam Guermai going shoulder to shoulder and the yellow jersey comes through as well.
03:59And so does Tim Malia. Wow, there's a big fight here. Milan and Guermai, a massive argument.
04:06Chaos had been predicted pre-race, storms brewing on and above the path towards the final defining climbs of the day.
04:27Heading up the Côte-de-Haute-Pichot, only the survival of the fittest would kick on.
04:32Look at the way some riders Nico are sprinting, it's like the end of the race and yet we are still 12 kilometers from the line.
04:46The final 10 kilometers, two climbs with 8% plus gradients before the uphill finish. Sit back and enjoy the show.
05:02Pogaccia goes over the top, that means Pogaccia is the virtual king of the mountains of this Tour de France.
05:08On to the climb, the Côte-de-Haute, 800 meters flat out. Here goes Kevin Vauquelin, a big attack of the Frenchman.
05:25On Lee straight on the wheel. On Lee wants the stage win for Picnic Post NL. He's been given the freedom, just try and do what you can do.
05:35On Lee trying to close the gap. Pogaccia is going to be first over the top of this king of the mountains.
05:41He's going to take the points at the top. One point on offer for that tough little climb.
05:46Now we're only 5 kilometers from the finish. Philipsen trying to hang on.
05:51Wengergaard starts to strike now. Big acceleration of Jonas Wengergaard as he starts the acceleration to go downhill now and put everyone under pressure.
06:02Here goes Vauquelin for the third or fourth time. Jorgensen straight on the wheel.
06:06Vauquelin takes another opportunity. Jorgensen straight away. On Lee tries to close the gap. 4.3 kilometers of racing to go.
06:14It's a long way to the finish line. Big move on the left-hand side of the road. Pogaccia looks.
06:33Vauquelin goes again to try and win the stage. Van der Poel now starts to open it up. It is such an elite group of riders.
06:41Moving up. Alaphilippe onto the wheel of Tade Pogaccia. Wengergaard moves up on the left-hand side.
06:47There goes Mathieu van der Poel. Van der Poel starts the acceleration. He sees the gantry in front of him.
06:53It's going to be all out between Van der Poel and Pogaccia. Van der Poel and Pogaccia. Left, right.
06:58Van der Poel. Mathieu van der Poel wins stage two.
07:04There is the second championship. The next championship. There is to be another championship.
07:09What is going on?
07:11What was the fastest driving?
07:30Of course, people put me as a favourite.
07:32But, yeah, if you see which riders were in front on the climbs
07:36I think, yeah, I did a really good job today to be there.
07:40It's a dream for a team, the first two days I think. Everything else that comes now is just a bonus.
07:55Four years between his two Tour de France stage wins both golden ones to boot.
08:00Pogacar and Vinogor to the fore to complete the podium.
08:03Keeping the jersey in-house, Alpesen de Koenig happy that it's van der Poel who inherits the famous yellow jersey
08:09from Philipsen.
08:11The Belgian, not left shirtless mind, glowing in green.
08:15Germay in an Alpesen de Koenig sandwich.
08:18An active Pogacar picked up enough points for the polka dot jersey as the current king of the mountains.
08:28And a home holder of the white jersey, Kevin Vaucelin with a 31 second cushion over Joseph Blackmore.
08:39One, two, three!
08:41Five!
08:42Three!
08:43Three!
08:45Three!
08:46Two!
08:47Two!
08:48Two!
08:49Three!
08:56Four!
08:58Two!
08:59Two!
09:00Two!
