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Tour de France 2022: The Storebæltsbroen, Denmark's bridge of peril, promises dramatic second stage finish

The wind could play nasty tricks as the big finish of the second stage on Saturday comes just after crossing an 18-kilometer suspension bridge over the Baltic Sea.

By  Alexandre Pedro

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The finish line was drawn between a gas station and a famous fast-food chain restaurant, an intriguing choice. While Denmark has other charms to offer, Christian Prudhomme wanted this fast track to Nyborg as the epilogue to the second stage of the Tour de France . "The Danes were thinking of a finish in Odense, 50 kilometers from here. But, from a sporting point of view, it would have lost its interest. We wanted to finish as close as possible to the bridge. Here, we will be less than three kilometers away," the event director said.

The Storebæltsbroen has connected Denmark's two main islands since 1998. On Saturday, July 2, trucks, buses and cars will give way to cyclists for the first time on the third largest suspension bridge in the world, which measures 18 kilometers (11.2 miles). "You have to be a country with a great love of cycling to cut off your main traffic route on a Saturday in July," said Copenhagen Mayor Sophie Haestorp Andersen.

Mountains are not plentiful in the land of King Hamlet, but the wind blows with impressive generosity. The perfect setting for a tragic stage. Indeed, some seeking victory in Paris are at risk of seeing their ambition and hopes fly away over the Baltic Sea. Guttering is the word on everyone's lips. The expected spectacle of this peloton scattered in small clusters battered by the side wind – with some teams more in harmony with the god Aeolus than others – is part of the organizers' master plan to animate the first week, which for too long only amounted to a dull crossing.

The memory of the Dutch polders in 2015

In recent years, Thierry Gouvenou has employed a wind gauge in his head to draw the course of the Tour and diffuse the increasingly less tolerated boredom during the races that are broadcast in full. "It's a strong desire on our part," the technical director of the event said, "We are looking for these gutters, but it's not an exact science." In 2015, the former racer was very eager to see what havoc would be caused by the Normandy stage from Abbeville (Somme) to Le Havre, drawn along the dramatic cliffs of Etretat, but the wind decided to take a day off.

According to the Danish locals, however, the chances of a dead calm are low on Saturday. "Normally, it's windy more than 300 days a year," said 2019 world champion Mads Pedersen, who trained in Roskilde, the stage's starting city. "But if it blows from the north to the south, there we may have a hell of a mess," predicted the Trek-Segafredo rider.

The mere possibility of needing to gutter can make a peloton nervous, in this case well before attacking the Storebæltsbroen, whose 252-meter high pylons are the highest point in the country. "It's a beautiful bridge," said another local of the stage, Michael Morkov, "but I don't see the peloton getting there in a group." The Quick-Step rider expected a "very nervous race" on roads that are exposed. Gouvenou has already predicted the peloton flying in pieces more than 60 kilometers before the finish line. "Even if it only blows between 15 and 20 km/h, it can be an extremely dense day, like in Zeeland in 2015."

In 2015, Thibault Pinot, Nairo Quintana and Romain Bardet experienced a nasty setback with a delay of 1 minute and 28 seconds on Christopher Froome's Team Sky at the maneuver along the Dutch polders, during the second stage. Three weeks later, the Briton won his second Tour with a margin of 1 minute and 12 seconds over Quintana. The Colombian knows all too well exactly where he lost the race.

Could others be fearing the same fate in the land of Hamlet? "Compared to 2015, this will be XXL," Mr. Prudhomme said. Teams that like the wind have a chance to eliminate some of the favorites." Cycling is never so much an individual sport practiced in a team as when it comes to setting up a gutter. It's all about scouting the terrain, moving up the peloton to change pace abruptly when the wind and the topography allow it, and then forming a first fan and first hearing about the damage in the Radio Tour earpiece.

'It's going to be war'

While the Tour requires extreme riding skills and a certain sense of placement, being in a team that is familiar with the Tour remains the best solution to have a good race day. "If you have two large riders as teammates in front of you to catch the wind after 80 kilometers of fighting, normally if you are rubbing [riding in contact with the other riders] at least a little, you have a good chance of doing quite good," explained the climber of Groupama-FDJ, David Gaudu. For example with Jumbo-Visma, Roglic has Van Aert, Laporte and Van Hooydonck to accompany him, so I'm not too worried about him."

What about Tadej Pogacar? Some see guttering as the Kryptonite of the UAE team's superman. In 2020, the Slovenian did drop a little time (1 minute 21) in Lavaur (Tarn), after being trapped by the Ineos team. But on the roads of Occitania, Pogacar was in a bad place because of a crash in front of him just before this part of the race. Since then, he has never been caught out. However, the two-time Tour winner is wary "about the risk of guttering and bad weather" and is also thinking about the cobblestone stage between Lille and Arenberg, four days later. "It will be a question of survival," he said.

This first week is as appetizing as it is frightening for the riders, including for Romain Bardet. "After three or four days, I expect to see some of the big names coming home," the DSM team leader said. "Between the wind, the guttering, the cobblestones, the nerves – I don't really know what to expect. It's going to be war." The first big battle is scheduled for Saturday.

Alexandre Pedro

Translation of an original article published in French on lemonde.fr ; the publisher may only be liable for the French version.

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Tour de France 2022: Fabio Jakobsen wins stage two – as it happened

Fabio Jaksobsen capped his remarkable comeback from a life-threatening crash to win his first Tour de France stage in Nyborg

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Wout van Aert is into the yellow jersey after his second-placed finish today. At one point Lampaert, trying to lead out Jakobsen in yellow, looked strong enough to power away and take his second consecutive stage win. But Jakobsen, in a heartwarming comeback tale, won it in the end. Thanks for reading and emailing and see you soon for more.

This is Stage 3: another flat one, another one for the sprinters:

Jeremy Whittle’s Stage 2 report:

Stage 2 Top 10

1) Jakobsen (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) 2) Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) 3) Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) 4) Van Poppel (Bora-Hansgrohe) 5) Philipsen Alpecin-Deceuninck 6) Sagan (Total Energies) 7) Lecroq (B&B Hotels KTM) 8) Groenewegen (Team BikeExchange-Jayco) 9) Mozzato (B&B Hotels KTM) 10) Hofstetter (Team Arkea-Samsic)

Jakobsen speaks: “Today is “ incroyable ” as we would say in French ... for me it was a long process, step by step. A lot of people helped me along the way. This is to pay them back to see that that it was not for nothing. I’m happy that I can still ride the bike and enjoy racing. I’d like to help everyone who helped me to get to here.

“The team kept me in a good position ... on the final straight ... I was next to Sagan. We kind of touched each other but luckily we stayed upright ... then I just had the final stretch of 150m when I could pass the other two. I’m very happy to win. If I tell it like that, it sounds easy, but the legs were in pain. This is what we train for ... I hope everyone enjoyed watching.”

Jakobsen has done so incredibly well to fight back from that horrendous crash. And now he has his first Tour de France stage win. Well done.

Pedersen looked strong there. He looked well set for the win. But Van Aert managed to get back on terms, and he was suddenly the favourite, before the sheer pace of Jakobsen allowed him to take it by about half a wheel.

EF Pro Cycling will be relieved that they managed to get Uran back in the bunch before the finish and will be thrilled that Magnus Cort got himself into the polka-dots on home roads.

The bridge, apart from the crash for Lampaert and others, did not prove that dramatic. But the finish was incredibly hectic.

Fabio Jakobsen wins Tour de France Stage 2!

That was a bit of a messy sprint and a messy leadout but the pre-stage favourite, Fabio Jakobsen, wins in Nyborg! Mads Pedersen and Wout van Aert were right up there, but it is two in two for Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl.

Lampaert was on the front with about 600metres to go, but looked back and realised his teammates were not there. Trek-Segafredo then took it up for Pedersen, and the Danish rider looked set for a home stage win with 100m to go. Van Aert bounced back to move neck-and-neck with Pedersen, but Jakobsen ghosted up beyond both of them and sealed an excellent win.

1km to go: Final km! It’s a bunch sprint!

2.2km to go: BIG crash. I think Jakobsen made it through ... he did indeed. But it will be a reduced bunch sprint.

3.5km to go: Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl have taken it up at the front, working for Jakobsen. Jumbo-Visma there too. The peloton takes a big right-hander – it’s tight, but it looks like everyone makes it through ok, with the exception of Bob Jungels, who loses his back wheel of his own accord.

5km to go: Trek-Segafredo, Bahrain-Merida and Ineos are among the teams powering away at the front. This has been a massive effort to get across the bridge in this wind. And we are about to really crank up for the “final”.

7km to go: “There will be a furious acceleration as they leave this bridge,” says David Millar on ITV4. It looks like it’s a bit of a ceasefire until they get off the bridge.

8km to go: The front of the bunch continues to battle into the headwind. Who is going to have the best positioning, and the freshest legs, when it comes to the sprint finish? We still have around 5km of bridge to cover.

10km to go: Not much happening up front. All is calm. The main excitement is the fact that Uran and his mates have got back among the team cars so they are well set to get back in the peloton. They still have 44” to make up. As it stands, this is shaping up to be a big bunch sprint, and the winner will almost certainly come from the big favourites.

14km to go: According to the official Le Tour site, Uran is back in the peloton, but I am not sure if that is correct ... and indeed it is not. They have updated to make it clear he is in the chase group, which is a minute behind. Bettiol and Doull are there to help Uran.

16km to go: Lampaert gets back in the peloton. Back down the road, Uran and teammates are fighting to get back in touch with the main bunch. At this stage, it looks like that Lampaert crash is going to be the biggest drama we see on this bridge.

18km to go: The fact that it’s turned out to be a headwind rather than a crosswind on this bridge is going to mean it’s much more difficult to make a meaningful attack stick. Lampaert now has a couple of teammates with him as they attempt to get him back into the bunch.

19.5km to go: Lampaert, the yellow jersey, crashes!

There is a crash on the left-hand side of the road. Yves Lampaert is one of the riders to go down. Several of them have gone down heavily. Alberto Dainese (Team DSM) is another one of them. Up at the front, the riders are visibly labouring in the wind. Lampaert is getting some help from a team car to get back on.

21km to go: For the next 18km, the peloton will be on the bridge. The early signs are that teams will attack, although nothing has stuck yet.

22km to go: A crash in the peloton. Rigoberto Urán (EF Education-Easypost) is involved, he gets a new bike, and has to try and chase back on. There is a split caused by that accident but it looks like all the big sprinters are still up at the front.

24km to go: I can’t help wondering if we will see another shock winner today. Hopefully not due to a crash, of course, but there may well be splits, and the favourite sprinters could be taken out of the picture if there are different groups on the road.

29km to go: The riders are winding around the narrow roads as the bridge, which has dominated all the talk of how this stage may pan out, draws ever closer. Ineos, Jumbo-Visma and Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl are among the teams up at the front.

As David Millar just said on ITV4, while all the hype has been about the bridge, there is a chance the peloton ‘might slightly neutralise’ when they hit it.

31km to go: The catch is made. The peloton rumbles past Bystrom, who is on the left of the road. The pace in the bunch leaps up momentarily, then it all seems to calm down again.

36km to go: Bystrom, the 30-year-old who was born in Haugesund, Norway, continues his charge at the front. But the gap is down to 15”. There is definitely a sense of a calm before the storm. Who is going to make a move on the bridge? Maybe everyone is. We will definitely see attacks. Will some teams and riders gain time? Will some of them be out of contention in under an hour?

38km to go: After another 17km, the riders will hit the bridge. There is a crash in the bunch, a couple of riders are down, but I think everyone is OK. Krists Neilands (Israel–Premier Tech) was one of them. He’s back on his bike.

40km to go: Some fan artwork on the roadside in tribute to the late Chris Anker Sørensen. The Danish cyclist, who rode in the Tour five times before becoming a TV commentator, died last year after his bike was struck by a van driver in Belgium.

Bystrom pushes on. He has 28”. He’s asking the question, anyway ... if there was a big crash he would be in pole position for the stage win.

43km to go: Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe) has a puncture and a teammate waits for him while he gets a wheel change. The peloton is winding through some very picturesque villages. There are plenty of fans, but not nearly as many as there were on those three climbs earlier in the day. The gap is 25”.

45km to go: Bystrom has 32”. Team Ineos, led at the moment by Tom Pidcock, can be seen up at the front on the left-hand side of the road.

49km to go: The average speed overall is 43.7km so far today. Which is high, especially considering the wind speed.

From the end of the bridge to the end of the stage, there is just 3km, so we are definitely going to see action when the peloton is coming across it.

51km to go: The gap is down to 41”. Is it time to make the catch? The bunch is speeding on the tarmac through a flat, grassy area as they get closer to the infamous bridge. The flags at roadside are fluttering significantly.

pic.twitter.com/Xg3w5Oi2hL — Cycling out of context (@OutOfCycling) July 2, 2022

52km to go: Bystrom powers on alone up front. The gap is 52”. This is a huge ride from the Norwegian.

Meanwhile ...

“Afternoon Luke, My “Denmark Anecdote” for what it’s worth is that I’ve got a mate who lives in Copenhagen ... apart from that Jon Dahl Tomasson used to play for the Toon (before AC Milan). Like I said “for what it’s worth”. Em, Newcastle.”

Lovely stuff.

57km to go: Bystrom is now out in front on his own, and he has a gap which has flown out to 54”. It appears that the peloton suddenly decided they didn’t want to make the catch too early? Anyway, Cort has been swallowed up by the bunch.

62km to go: A really good flavour of the atmosphere at the finish area in Nyborg, thanks to an email from Guy Dammann:

“I can happily confirm that here at the race finish in Nyborg staring down the windy bridge the roadside vibe is terrific, the crowds slamming the barriers with unbridled passion every time one of the amateur cycling groups who have permission to ride the route in advance breeze past.

“The curb-side is strewn with bicycles of all kinds, from fancy racers to cargo bikes. The audio is a mixture of French commentary and Taylor Swift songs and the visuals are dominated by freebie caps advertising brands like Leclerc which mean little to most here. The really cool people are pushing brands like Mercier and Gan which are really only remembered for their connection with great tour teams of the past. The sun is beating down but the only sun lotion in view seems to be the froth on the copious amounts of Tuborg and Carlsberg. Someone mentioned Roskilde as being the biggest festival in Northern Europe but I think they’ll find right now it’s the Tour de France . Anyway as the gap closes and the peloton draws nearer to the bridge I am going to head back into the mosh pit and catch the headline act which I believe is a bicycle race.”

Thanks for your email Guy, and enjoy the day.

61km to go: The gap between break and peloton has plunged to 13”. Cort and Bystrom’s days are numbered up at the front.

63km to go: All hands on deck for the sprinter’s teams and indeed the GC teams up at the front. The wind is blowing at about 29mph and gusting at more than that on the bridge. The peloton are into a headwind right now, but there is a sense that there is going to be danger from crosswinds all the way from here to the finish.

66km to go: Alejandro Valverde has apparently been hit by a car while training, and has been taken to hospital. Get well soon.

67km to go: Andre Souchon, who says he’s ‘on foot in Nyborg’, chips in: “The great belt bridge (which is coming up) is the world’s sixth-longest main span [suspension] bridge. And costs a fortune to cross, £29 without rebates.”

Thanks Andre. Yes, according to my research, you can get it down to about £21 using automatic payment via number plate recognition. Still pretty punchy.

The gap between Cort and Bystrom and the chasing bunch is 41”. Only a matter of time, but the peloton don’t really want to catch them too soon either.

73km to go: “If you find the two church towers in the skyline, this is the cathedral where nearly all Danish queens and kings are interred,” Michael Sorensen writes of Roskilde. “The Danish royal family has a straight line going back to around 1300, one of the oldest in the world.”

Meanwhile, looking ahead to the stage finish, a bit of history from Wiki:

“The March Across the Belts (Swedish: Tåget över Bält) was a military campaign waged by the Swedish Empire across the ice between the Danish islands. It lasted between 30 January and 15 February 1658, ending with a decisive victory for Swedish King Charles X Gustav during his first Danish war.”

74km to go: Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) wins the race for third place in the intermediate sprint, after Cort and Bystrom went through only about 30” earlier. The Australian didn’t even get out of third gear there.

75km to go: No, sorry that was wrong. The sprint point isn’t downhill. There was a green arch over the road, but the sprint point is a bit further on a stretch of flat, straight road, under a much bigger green arch.

76km to go: The gap is down to 55”. The peloton is fanned right across the road with a number of teams jostling for position. It’s going to be a super-fast sprint too, it’s downhill and on a slight jink in the road to the right.

78km to go: Intermediate sprint coming up ... points to play for in view of there only being two men in the break. As a result, the heat is on at the front of the peloton. They are a little under 5km from the sprint point. The gap to the break is plunging and is down to 1’07”.

81km to go: “Hi Luke - are doing the name the breakaway this year?” asks JimD via Twitter.

Sure we are, Jim.

“If so, Cyril Barthe, Pierre Rolland, Sven Erik Bystrom and Magnus Cort are a troupe of circus tumblers roaming the pre-Revolutionary French countryside.”

For clarity, we only have Bystrom and Cort in the break now, I apologise for not checking my Twitter DMs more often.

83km to go: Judging by this picture which includes a windsock on one of the Great Belt bridges, the final is going to be very windy indeed, and very tasty indeed.

A wind sock for proof of wind direction. A certifiable crosswind. #TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/bEtnBuHvdR — Aindriú O'Shea (@SadhbhOS) July 2, 2022

The gap is 1’59”.

87km to go: The gap is 2’19”. The riders up the road are:

Sven Erik Bystrom (Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux) Magnus Cort (EF Education–EasyPost)

90 km to go: Roskilde news!

“In Sweden Roskilde is by far most known for the annual rock/music festival with huge crowds sleeping (well, not much…) in tents, consuming alcohol and other substances whilst watching and listening to big bands and artists of today and yesterday,” emails Jonas Wedin.

“The Roskilde Festival is on right now celebrating its 50 year anniversary!” adds Mikkel Dyrting “It’s the biggest music festival in northern Europe.”

Lynge Lauritsen, however, bills it as follows: “The Roskilde Festival (which ends this weekend) is the second-largest music festival in Europe and the largest in Scandinavia.”

94km to go: Dan Lloyd, on commentary for Eurosport, observed a while back that the front two of Cort and Bystrom will push on in the hope that there will be some disruption in the crosswinds later. Chances are it’ll be a sprint finish, but anything could happen with these narrow roads and winds. Apparently Christian Prudhomme was quoted as saying he was hoping there would be drama of some sort, so it’s a deliberate thing by the race organisers to spice this stage up.

100km to go: We are past the halfway mark of stage 2, between Roskilde and Nyborg. The gap between break and peloton is 2’50”. It’s a two-man break: the previous escapees, Rolland and Barthe, have been swallowed up by the peloton.

I know almost nothing about Roskilde, although I can tell you that Faith No More definitely played there at some point in the 1990s, because I had a t-shirt with “The Real Thing” tour dates on it.

Anyone got any Roskilde anecdotes? Denmark anecdotes? Please, do get in touch on email or Twitter

104km to go: Home fans go wild for Magnus Cort, the king of the “mountains”.

A very special moment 🇩🇰 @MagnusCort https://t.co/5GVutpD0ka pic.twitter.com/BAyGhZFiYw — Grand Départ 2022 🇩🇰 (@letourdk) July 2, 2022

106km to go: I should mention that Bystrom is from Norway, so with Cort, there’s a Dane and a Norwegian up the road. Entirely fitting for this Danish grand départ .

109km to go: Gary Naylor chips in regarding the narrow lanes and pinch points on these climbs. The all-stage TV coverage is part of it but I think it’s more the Team Sky/Ineos-ification of how teams ride GC. Everyone wants their rider or riders near the front, everyone is fighting for the same space on the road, far more so than in days gone by. And that makes it much more dangerous and stressful.

In days gone by, a patron would calm the peloton and ensure they got through pinch points and hazards @LukeMcLaughlin . I mean, you try arguing with Bernard Hinault. All stage TV coverage has made the front of the race more desirable and, once one team goes, they all have to. — Gary Naylor (@garynaylor999) July 2, 2022

109km to go: The last remaining milestone on the route, if you don’t count that wind-lashed bridge, is the intermediate sprint, which arrives with 75.3km to go.

114km to go: I knew those names rang a bell.

@LukeMcLaughlin Hi Luke, so good to see Rolland and Barthe together, I remember when they wrote that book about racing! pic.twitter.com/FyGhWCmyaz — Toby Cranford (@UrbanGriller) July 2, 2022

116km to go: Absolute scenes.

117km to go: Cort dominates the two-man sprint for the final climb of the day. He celebrates as he takes it – he is three from three for the climbs today, he has mopped up the three available KOM points, and he will be in polka-dots tomorrow.

118km to go: Cort and Bystrom are on the third and final categorised climb, the Côte de Kårup Strandbakke. The two chasers are 56” back and the gap between break and peloton is 3’07”.

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Marxism meets meteorology on Tour de France stage two's Great Belt Bridge

The peloton will ride across the Great Belt Bridges on the way to Nyborg on Saturday afternoon, with wind forecast

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The French Marxist philosopher Henri Lefebvre divided space into three distinct but linked categories: the perceived, conceived and lived; or the physical, mental and social. 

One can know what part of the course of the Tour de France actually looks like, what it actually is, this is the perceived space. Next, there is the conception of the space, what one thinks it will be like, before actually being there, this is the conceived space. Finally, there is the lived, the social, what it actually is like once one has been there, once people are there.

Now, Lefebvre, the Marxist philosopher he was, might have been thinking about space in more political, serious terms than a frippery like a bike race, but it is still applicable.

“Space is not a scientific object removed from ideology or politics," the Frenchman wrote. "It has always been political and strategic. There is an ideology of space. Because space, which seems homogeneous, which appears as a whole in its objectivity, in its pure form, such as we determine it, is a social product.”

On stage two, the Tour peloton will go somewhere it has never been before, the Great Belt Fixed Link, an 18km-long crossing of the Great Belt Strait, between the islands of Zealand, where the stage starts, and Funen, where the stage finishes. It consists of two bridges, one being 6km long, and the other 7km, with the island of Sprogø in the middle.

This gives us the perfect opportunity to use Lefebvre's theory of space, which was developed in his work La production de l’espace in the 1970s. First, we can know what the bridges actually are, two structures built in the 90s to connect Denmark, which are both part of the E20 motorway network. They do not usually allow cyclists across it, only motor vehicles, so the Tour's 170ish riders will be unique in crossing the Great Belt under their own steam.

Second, there is the conceived space. There has been a lot of talk about dangers to the peloton presented by crossing such an open space for so long; there is the potential for crosswinds to break the race apart as the peloton is exposed on both sides. We know it will look fantastic, to see the best riders in the world effectively isolated in the middle of the Baltic Sea, but we cannot know what will actually happen.

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This brings us to the lived space, and seeing as cyclists are not usually allowed on the Great Belt Link, let alone a bike race, this will be a new one for everyone. It may just be that there is a block headwind on the peloton, that it is unpleasant but not hectic or dangerous to ride across. Or chaos might ensue.

Talking about the course earlier this year, its designer Thierry Gouvenou discussed the possibilities presented by the unique ending to stage two.

“The wind blows non-stop there,” Gouvenou said. “It is usually a three-quarter headwind, but there will definitely be moves, and one man’s pain will be another man’s gain.”

It is not the first time that the Tour will cross over a bridge, of course, there was the threat of the wind blowing two years ago when it crossed the Pont de l'île d'Oléron and then the Pont de l'île de Ré on stage 10, but nothing came of that. 

What is different about this one is that it is so long, and that as it is the first week. Nerves will be high in the peloton, and there will be riders fretting about the possibility of splits in the race, things going wrong.

Speaking after the opening stage, Caleb Ewan of Lotto Soudal, one of the favourites should it come down to a bunch sprint on Saturday, said that the whole day will be stressful rather than just the bridge at the end.

"I'm pretty sure there's a headwind on the bridge tomorrow, but anything can change. If there are crosswinds on the bridge it's going to be carnage."

Chris Hamilton, whose Team DSM squad contains two possible sprint options in John Degenkolb and Alberto Dainese, was also wary about the possibility of chaos on Saturday.

"I mean every day, the wind forecast changes, you know, so we just have to wait and see for sure," he said. "It's gonna be a stressful day. I think wind or no wind. The first sprint stage of the Tour is, pretty, pretty tense. It could be a block headwind in the end, and it's a lot of hype over nothing. Mother Nature's gonna decide I guess."

Mother Nature certainly will, but Saturday's stage will also give the Tour de France a brand new space to tackle, one that brings unknowns with it. The peloton will live the space, make it their own, create a whole new story.

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Tour de France 2022 – How to watch Stage 2 on Saturday, TV and live stream details, timings and route map

Updated 02/07/2022 at 15:02 GMT

Stage 2 at the Tour de France is all about a very long bridge. Will there be carnage during the exposed 18km crossing of the Kattegat Sea, which takes place just 2km from the finish? It’s been called a terrifying crossing even by car, so throw in 100+ riders on bikes and it has all the ingredients for chaos. Stream the Tour de France live and on-demand on discovery+

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Tour de France 2022 Stage 2 preview: Route map and profile

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The Tour de France resumes for Stage 2 on Saturday after Yves Lampaert claimed the first Yellow Jersey. The shock win in a soaked Copenhagen came after the Belgian beat out defending champion Tadej Pogacar by seven seconds in an impressive 15 minutes and 17 seconds, edging second-placed compatriot Wout van Aert by five seconds.

With GC contenders Primoz Roglic, Jonas Vingegaard and Geraint Thomas all safely negotiating the treacherous conditions, attention switches to another stage which could be defined by weather.

Stage 2 promises spectacular imagery and, if the wind picks up, plenty of action on the road as the peloton traces the Danish coastline before crossing the majestic Great Belt Bridge.

One of the beauties of the Grand Depart going on Tour is that it throws up totally unknown routes and almost anything could happen on a day like this one. Fierce crosswinds could split the pack and put a serious dent in the hopes of those who come out on the wrong side.

The route is a long 202.5km, with three categorised climbs dotted in the middle, before eventually reaching the bridge.

The 18km bridge, built in 1998 linking the islands of Zealand and Funen, is a phenomenal feat of engineering but it has become something more than that; it is a part of Danish culture, as well as a tool to bring the country together in a physical and emotional sense.

Even if the winds are low and the racing sedate, stage 2 is guaranteed to show off Denmark to the watching world.

Stage 2 start time

The stage is scheduled to begin at around 11:15pm BST and should finish around 4:10pm BST.

How to watch on TV and online

Tour de France coverage can be found this year on ITV4, Eurosport, Discovery+ and GCN+ (Global Cycling Network).

Live racing each day will be shown on ITV4 before highlights typically at 7pm each day. ITV’s website lists timings here .

Eurosport and GCN+ will show every minute of every stage. More on Eurosport’s coverage here and the GCN+ coverage here .

It is also being shown on Eurosport’s Discovery+ streaming service, with broadcast info here .

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Roskilde > Nyborg Saturday 2 July 2022 202 km

First, the riders go through painteresque landscapes along fjords and over hills to end up at the Great Belt Bridge for the last 20 km of the stage.

First, the riders pass through picturesque landscapes along fjords and over hills. The last 20 kilometres will take them over the Great Belt Bridge where the wind will play a decisive role. Team captains will need to rely on the collective strength of their team and the devotion of their teammates.

The peloton is expected to be split up before crossing the finish line in Nyborg. Time losses will determine who gets the yellow jersey and impact the GC going forward. The stage victory, however, could very well go to the strongest sprinter of the peloton.

Behind the stage

The second stage will be tough from start to finish. Three Category 4 climbs in Veddinge Bakker, after 62 kilometres, 72 kilometres and 84 kilometres, is just one more reason for hopeful riders to break away. So the pace will be high right from the start.

After the climbs, the route takes the riders south along the west coast of Zealand. For 50 kilometres there are strong chances of side winds, which can break the peloton up into many groups even before they reach the highlight of the day: the Great Belt Fixed Link.

Ending the stage across the Great Belt Fixed Link will be iconic for the Danish Grand Départ. The TV images will provide a new chapter in the history of the Tour de France, and the drama is completed by the fact that all the riders in the peloton will be fighting that day for either the stage win, general classification, the green or the polka dot jersey. Everything is open.

After 178 kilometres, the riders turn right onto the world’s third largest suspension bridge. The first three kilometres rise just a few percentages until the riders are 65 metres above sea level. From here they go down again towards the small island of Sprogø and face a 6.6 kilometre long battle against the wind on the flat, but completely exposed West Bridge.

The finish line is only 3 kilometres after the bridge ends in Nyborg, so the dramatic scenes on the Great Belt will not only provide a fantastic viewing experience, but will also determine any time loss and potential surprises for the stage win.

The entire stage will be a backbreaking and dramatic fight, where breakaways, sprinters, General Classification favourites and their teams all must give it all they have got.

• Map and more details about the stage

You can experience the stage here

Stage 2 starts in Roskilde and finishes in Nyborg . Lejre, Holbæk, Odsherred, Kalundborg and Korsør are also on the route. You can see highlights and a walkthrough of the route, and you read more on transport and accommodation in Roskilde and Nyborg.

Along the route

The Great Nature at the Great Belt Bridge

The world’s fifth longest suspension bridge is the centre of the Great Belt. Along the breath-taking coastline of Nyborg, you can go for a bike ride or take a swim in the cleanest waves from one of the many inviting, sandy beaches. Unwinding with a walk at Knudshoved will offer a stunning, panoramic view of the incredible nature and the vast Great Belt Bridge. 

Roskilde Cathedral

The history of Denmark lies buried in Roskilde Cathedral. Meet 40 kings and queens in beautiful chapels and dark crypts. Hear the dragon roar or find peace on a bench under the high vaults. The cathedral’s architecture is a time travel through 800 years and the reason why it’s on UNESCO's World Heritage List. 

The Viking Ship Museum

The Viking Ship Museum offers incredible insight into the world of the Vikings and their era of maritime craftsmanship and impressive ships. Experience the five original Viking ships that bear witness to war, trade and sea voyages. From 1 May to 30 September, you can pull the oars and sail out on Roskilde Fjord. 

Nyborg Castle

In medieval times, Nyborg was the capital of Denmark and home to the king. Nyborg Castle’s old but incredibly well-kept ramparts and moats are a golden opportunity to soak up history and gain incredible first-hand insight. Until 2023, the castle will be undergoing vast renovation of create an even stronger platform for telling the fascinating story of medieval times in Denmark. 

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Tour de France 2022 Route stage 2: Roskilde - Nyborg

The riders clip into their pedals in Roskilde, some 30 kilometres west of Copenhagen. They continue further west to enter the Odsherred peninsula, which landscape was formed 17,000 years ago during the latter part of the last glacial period. The only three classified climbs are situated in this region.

The riders tackle the Côte d’Asnæs Indelukke, Côte d’Høve Stræde and Côte de Kårup Strandbakke within 25 kilometres before the route continues on the flat towards the finish in Nyborg. Just one obstacle could shake things up a bit. Actually, the Storebælsbroen is not a climb at all, it’s a 18 kilometres long bridge across the Great Belt that links together the eastern and western parts of Denmark. But since it’s extremely exposed the wind could have an impact. Moreover, the Storebælsbroen does climb, although at shallow gradients.

The first three riders on the line gain time bonuses of 10, 6 and 4 seconds.

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2022 TOUR DE FRANCE STAGE 2 RECAP AND PHOTO GALLERY

Sprinter Fabio Jakobsen won stage two of the Tour de France on Saturday vindicating Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl’s decision to select him for the team ahead of  Mark Cavendish. Jakobsen edged Jumbo-Visma’s Wout van Aert, who took the overall leader’s yellow jersey after the 126 mile run from Roskilde to Nyborg in Denmark that included a treacherous crossing of the 12-mile-long Great Belt Bridge. Dutch rider Jakobsen’s win means Quick-Step have two victories in as many days, after they chose against picking veteran Cavendish, a 34-time stage winner on the race. 25-year-old Jakobsen suffered a life-threatening crash at the Tour of Poland in 2020, but has recovered to become one the most feared sprinter in road cycling as he embarks on his first Tour de France.

“It’s been a long road for me to get here, if only you knew,” said Jakobsen, who lost all his teeth and underwent five hours of surgery after crashing over barriers into a metal post.

“It’s like a second life.

“Those who know me understand the sacrifices I had to make. So today I really am very happy,” he said.

Dylan Groenewegen who was blamed for Jakobsen’s accident and received a nine months ban finished eighth on the day. Two-time champion Tadej Pogacar retained the white jersey, for riders 25 years-old and younger, while Van Aert added the green sprint points jersey to his yellow one.

2022 TOUR DE FRANCE STAGE RESULTS

Danes revel as tour hosts.

Mads Pedersen finished third to give local fans more reason to celebrate as another Dane, Magnus Cort Nielsen, sporting a handlebar mustache, won the climber’s points jersey along the way. Nielsen was hailed by mass crowds who had gathered in the port of Nyborg from early on with residents saying it was the biggest party in the small town’s history.

A day after an awe-inspiring wall of sound reverberated around Copenhagen reaching its peak as Jonas Vingegaard was swept along on a wave of emotion, rural Denmark also turned out in raucous droves to roar on the riders in bright sunshine.

The peloton set off from Roskilde, known as the garden of Copenhagen, with its galleries and festivals with The Strokes due to play there later, huge youthful crowds gave the race quite a send off. The main feature of the race was the crossing of the Great Belt Bridge where overall leader Yves Lampaert was one of many to crash in strong winds. The crossing from Denmark’s main island of Zeeland to the middle island of Fyn is windless only five days per year, one million vehicles travel it every month.

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Preview: What you need to know about stage 2 of the 2022 Tour de France

The sprinters get their first chance, but late wind could be a factor..

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Date: Saturday July 2 Start: Roskilde Finish: Nyborg Distance: 199 km

The first road stage of the race traces the western coast of Zealand (old, not New), the island upon which the metropolitan area of Copenhagen sits. It is also the fourth most populous island in Europe, so that’s something to think about. And you will have time to ponder that due to the fairly flat route, with three small classified climbs, that should set up like a ‘normal’ day at the Tour.

That is until the final 15 km when the peloton has to cross The Great Belt Bridge to get to the finish line. It will look fantastic but that will matter little to the peloton, which will be stressed by an exposed bit of road 18 km long and 65 metres in the air at its highest. It’s an understatement to say it could get windy.

That said, forecasts look to be in favour of the peloton, not least dry. Weather experts predict that there will be headwinds for most of the stage and that any gusts are not likely to exceed ‘moderate’, except maybe over the suspension bridge. In fact, it’s after the intermediate sprint at Kalundborg, long before the bridge, where some think it might get tricky.

Who will win stage 2?

We should have the first big showdown of 2022’s headline sprinters. Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl’s  Fabio Jakobsen , Lotto Soudal’s Caleb Ewan, BikeExchange-Jayco’s Dylan Groenewegen, and so on. Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel will likely also be in the mix, and we might as well have that as a given for most stages this Tour, at least so we can save on digital ink. At this point though there’s also the tantalising chance of taking the yellow jersey .

Also close to yellow and an outsider for stage 2 is local man Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo), the Dane with the best chance of home glory after a brilliant start to his Tour. Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux’s Alexander Kristoff?  Iain  obviously thinks so.

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Tour de France Stage 2 Preview: Another Day of Brutal Climbs

Here's exactly when to tune in to see the most exciting part of another long, intense stage.

Stage 2 - Saturday, July 2 - Vitoria-Gasteiz to San Sébastián - 208.9K

The longest stage of the 2023 Tour de France–and another filled with Basque climbs–Stage 2 should be another intense (and exhausting) day of racing–and could end with a new rider wearing the yellow jersey as the Tour’s overall leader.

The day begins in Vitoria-Gasteiz the capital of the Basque Country and the birthplace of the 2002 Tour-runner-up Joseba Beloki, who’s known for crashing violently on the descent into Gap at the end of Stage 9 in the 2003.

But it’s final 40km of that stage that matters, with the Category 4 Côte de Gurutze serving as the appetizer to the day’s biggest and final challenge: the Category 2 Jaizkibel (8.1 km at 5.3%), where another 8, 5, and 2 bonus seconds await the first three riders over the summit, which comes just 16.5km from the finish line in San Sébastián. As it does during the Clásica San Sébastián, a one-day race held here a week or two after each year’s Tour de France, the Jaizkibel should launch the stage-winning selection and possibly the stage winner itself.

Great Britain’s Adam Yates enters the day in the yellow jersey , and as a former winner of the Clásica San Sébastián, he should have no trouble defending the jersey and competing for another stage win–on paper, at least.

But he’s clearly here to support Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar’s bid to win the Tour overall, and will take his own chances only if they don’t conflict with Pog’s. So if Yates ends the day in yellow, it’s only because doing so did not get in the way of the team’s overall strategy for winning the Tour.

Unfortunately, the roads should be wet, with showers overnight and light rain into the morning, with scattered showers expected throughout the afternoon. The descent of the Jaizkibel can be treacherous, which means fewer risks will be taken by the Tour’s GC contenders for fear of a crash ending their Tour prematurely.

Riders to watch

Stage 2 takes its finale right from the roadbook of the Clásica San Sébastián, a one-day race held here a week or two after each year’s Tour de France. France’s Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-Quick Step) and the United States’ Neilsen Powless (EF Education-EasyPost) won the Clásica in 2018 and 2021, respectively, and have to be counted among the favorites on Sunday.

Other contenders include many of the riders we saw at the front at the end of Stage 1, including Great Britain’s Simon Yates (Team Jayco AlUla), Denmark’s Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek), and Spain’s Mikel Landa (Bahrain Victorious). We’ll also keep an eye on Great Britain’s Tom Pidcock (INEOS Grenadiers), who was absent in the finale of Stage 1, but perhaps because he was saving himself for Stage 2. One of the sport’s best descenders, Pidcock could light up the race coming down the Jaizkibel.

When to Watch

This is a long stage and it’s a Sunday, so we suggest waiting until the final hour to see the run-in to the Jaizkibel and the stage finale. Tuning-in around 10:15 a.m. EDT should get the job done, with the stage expected to end about an hour later.

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Tour de France 2023 - Stage 2 preview

Sunday, July 2, 2023: Vitoria-Gasteiz to San Sebastián, 208.9km

Stage 2:  Vitoria-Gasteiz to San Sebastián

Date:  July 2, 2023

Distance: 208.9km

Stage type:  hilly

Tour de France Stage 2 features more hilly terrain in the Basque Country, following a 209km route from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Donostia San Sebastián on the coast.  

After staring on a plateau, the route will head to the sea, and over four relatively easy climbs before the city of Irun and the major difficulty of the day, the Jaizkibel climb, famous from the Donostia San Sebastián Klasikoa.

For this stage, the 8km ascent of Jaizkibel will be climbed in the opposite direction, with the final three kilometres averaging around 8% grade. After cresting the category 2 climb, the route races down to the finish line, only 20km away. 

The rider that tops the climb first has a good chance to win the stage, and even maybe take over the maillot jaune, as once again time bonuses will be awarded to the top three finishers of the stage

Stage 1 winner, Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) leads the general classification with an eight-second lead on his brother Simon Yates (Jayco-Alula), and 18 seconds on his teammate Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates).

Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma), Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe), David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) and Mikel Landa (Bahrain Victorious), are all at 22 seconds down.

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