Tour de France Tour de France 2025, Stage 2: Lauwin-Planque – Boulogne-sur-Mer (209.1k)

[Tricycle Rider]

Happy days for us heli shot connoisseurs!

 

[Ripper]

I think I am hearing some british commentary where it's been a total love-in about pogocar and now about citadels ...

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I think I am hearing some british commentary where it's been a total love-in about pogocar and now about citadels ...

Could be worse, they could throw the audience over to Michael Matthews...

Feel they need to help him out in the box rather than on camera for the moment to help him out, as his delivery is very flat and he's clearly reading off his notes.

 

[Ripper]

Could be worse, they could throw the audience over to Michael Matthews...

Feel they need to help him out in the box rather than on camera for the moment to help him out, as his delivery is very flat and he's clearly reading off his notes.

Totally! I saw a recap vid with Matthews ... painful. It seems he is partly a prop to speak to pogi stuff (because friends).

Then there is Simon Gerrans, who seems very, very aware of his hand placement ...

 

[Izzyeviel]

...Zwift what?

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Gap has shrunk to 36secs, 56km still to go.

 

[dgodave]

Someone rearrange the road furniture!

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

So much brick construction there - stark contrast to the building materials in the US.

 

[Sciatic]

This would have been a good, strong break for a flatter stage in Week 2. But on Stage 2, and with both the sprinter and GC teams eager to combat the finale, they didn't have a chance.

 

[RobertCrawley]

It amazes me that the peloton does such a good job avoiding those barriers.

 

[Ripper]

Someone rearrange the road furniture!

Nice group riding through it though ...

 

[Ripper]

It amazes me that the peloton does such a good job avoiding those barriers.

+1000. You can really see the skills in motion

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Totally! I saw a recap vid with Matthews ... painful. It seems he is partly a prop to speak to pogi stuff (because friends).

Then there is Simon Gerrans, who seems very, very aware of his hand placement ...

I'm watching different commentators, what is he doing with his hand?

 

[Krzysztof_O]

No mercy for the breakaway. Looks like an all-star show in the classical finale.

 

[RedheadDane]

Them boys all mad!

 

[Tim Cahill]

Antics!!!!

 

[Sciatic]

That was one of the most intense mid-stage sprints i've ever seen!

 

[Ripper]

Antics!!!!

Totally!

Love it

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Milan what a drama queen...

 

[Ripper]

I'm watching different commentators, what is he doing with his hand?

That was from a recap yesterday. Just a bit of a 'hand talker' but also seemed hyper aware of his hands ... like he would almost side-eye his own hands. Just seemed a bit funny!

 

[Krzysztof_O]

That was one of the most intense mid-stage sprints i've ever seen!

Yes, this one and yesterday's for KOM are legendary.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

So much brick construction there - stark contrast to the building materials in the US.

At least where I live everything is vinyl siding, so it's nice to see some Old World brick. It looks like it could withstand some nasty weather.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Milan what a drama queen...

Was Milan waving his hand at Binny?

 

[awavey]

and we're still none the wiser about what happened there

 

[ice&fire]

That was one of the most intense mid-stage sprints i've ever seen!

Coming after yesterday's KOM sprint, it was rather uneventful