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

[Ilmaestro99]

Now time to head over to check on the most recent comments on Jonathan Milan's instagram posts.

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Love it, this is what's it's all about

 

[Tim Cahill]

Kévin Vauquelin: "I don’t understand. We break away with Jorgenson, why doesn’t he want to ride with me? I don’t know. This is in the heat of the moment, I shouldn’t say anything stupid. It’s a shame, I was really strong. If we break away with 2 or 3, it could go all the way. I’m frustrated."

 

[noob]

Pog looks like running away from prison in the polka dot!

 

[Sciatic]

I wanted the french to have it. But Alaphilippe wasn't bad.

Surprising to see him back in the mix with the top guys on a stage like this.

 

[MartinGT]

Jesus he looks gaunt!

I mean, he did spend a little time on the cross...........

 

[Peyroteo94]

Kévin Vauquelin: "I don’t understand. We break away with Jorgenson, why doesn’t he want to ride with me? I don’t know. This is in the heat of the moment, I shouldn’t say anything stupid. It’s a shame, I was really strong. If we break away with 2 or 3, it could go all the way. I’m frustrated."

I mean, maybe it's not UAE who kills the race...

 

[noob]

MvdP with Hollywood teeth

 

[noob]

I mean, he did spend a little time on the cross...........

MvdP

 

[MartinGT]

Ineos totally absent today. But.................at least 'Gee' is funny eh McEwen

 

[RobertCrawley]

Matteo J looks older

 

[Martinstranger]

The finale was interesting. Top GC dogs didn't attack on the steepest climbs (Vingo attacked once at the top) but the tempo by Visma/UAE was very strong. As I expected, MVP vs Pogacar at the end and Matthieu looks too fast on these kind of finishes. Congrats.

Unfortunately Evenepoel didn't have the balls to follow up on the attack - both he and Pogacar didn't wanna ride

They where probably taking the rigth decission because of the wind - but I thought they wanted to race when possible

Today he could have won with an early attack, but he chose to leave it to the sprint.

The feeling is that he'll finish alone in the first hard finish.

Seems like he is using his head this year and that suits him. He probably knew they couldn't get home alone and had faith in his sprint. He is looking very good but always have an eye on Vingegaard. Probably the only one he really worries about.

 

[slim charles]

Well, I don't conclude from these attacks by Vingegaard that he's going to win the Tour; quite the opposite. Without needing to attack, I've seen Pogacar doing much more easily than Vingegaard. The feeling Pogacar is transmitting is incredible.

He hasn't really done anything, but it's noticeable in his ease in gaining positions.

Today he could have won with an early attack, but he chose to leave it to the sprint.

The feeling is that he'll finish alone in the first hard finish.

This is my feeling as well. Tadej does feel very comfortable.
It's not like Jonas was suffering, obviously, but the feeling I have is that he has some... Urgency to get something quickly, whereas Pogačar just feels very strong.

Of course, we may be reading too much into this. I do think that Visma kinda has to make it a bit chaotic, I guess, if they are to dethrone Tadej so Jonas sneaking an attack is certainly one of the ways to do it. Plus it's fun.

 

[Berniece]

Kévin Vauquelin: "I don’t understand. We break away with Jorgenson, why doesn’t he want to ride with me? I don’t know. This is in the heat of the moment, I shouldn’t say anything stupid. It’s a shame, I was really strong. If we break away with 2 or 3, it could go all the way. I’m frustrated."

I also don’t understand this. I thought Visma came with 2 leaders supposedly

 

[Sciatic]

Is there something wrong with WVA ??

Folks will laugh at this but we could take it at face value that he really was sick last weekend (when he pulled out of national champ race).

 

[RedheadDane]

Dunno if it was posted, but looks like we have an explanation for the Milan-Bini feud:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1941869025744572604

They might not be entirely serious.

 

[MartinGT]

Dunno if it was posted, but looks like we have an explanation for the Milan-Bini feud:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1941869025744572604

They might not be entirely serious.

Now, is it woke of me, if Trek had said something about Bini eating fried that wouldn't have gone down well?

 

[ppanther92]

Dunno if it was posted, but looks like we have an explanation for the Milan-Bini feud:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1941869025744572604

They might not be entirely serious.

What is Milan complaining about though?

 

[P4rthen0n]

Ineos totally absent today. But.................at least 'Gee' is funny eh McEwen

What do you mean? Vauquelin was great today.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

I feel for Benjamin Thomas. Yesterday he proved to be the best climber in an epic way and today he was passed in KOM classification by some unknown guy.

 

[JRanton]

Ineos totally absent today. But.................at least 'Gee' is funny eh McEwen

Won’t be the last time on this Tour. Rodriguez must be the least explosive rider in the race.

 

[yaf2]

Unpopular opinion but the presence of pogacar in a race is helping vdp win more races(except flanders)

 

[MagliaNera]

Pogacar: "We could expect Jonas to attack after what we saw in the Critérium du Dauphiné, and it’s nice to see him do it. He made us suffer."

 

[Pippo_San]

I thought it could be more interesting, in the end it's been entirely predictable.
Dunno why I didn't put more money on that top 3. Hard to miss on such a stage.

Pogi seems to be cruising. So smooth.
When the mountains come we'll see total obliteration and annihilation.

 

[Izzyeviel]

Now, is it woke of me, if Trek had said something about Bini eating fried that wouldn't have gone down well?

Get help

 

[Unchained]

I didn't say anyone should let anyone win...I am pissed that UAE have the strongest team that controls the race
This a reasonable thing to be pissed about. A country of disrepute with no cycling history , just oil money buys all the talent and then they control cycling...You'll find there are plenty in football and I will wager other sports who get pissed when money is the power to control the sport

Ridiculous, top to bottom.
I am American almost no history of bike racing. Big oil sponsors multiple forms of racing that I absolutely love!! Live for it!!
Wake up in the dark, early morning hours to marvel at what Total Energies, UAE have blessed me with sponsoring!
UAE has taken a rutty skin teenager from my adopted hometown in Mexico and in 2 years has him winning, first race in his first day as a professional, in Australia of all places!!
Now his skin has improved.., same skinny unassuming Mexican is in world cycling spotlight, getting international attention partially from UAE's vision and big oil investment!!
Today UAE put forth a tree trunk sized German, a blistering Belgian champion, a mashing Ecuadorian national champion, rainbow stripes world champion, defending TDF champion from Slovainia..
Most of us experienced and enjoyed partly for big oil investments in bike racing. Honorable mention cash injection to deeply, deeply injured program at Ineos!!
I come from US, just watched a European wedding of a scale never seen in modern history, watched race today for hours, Amazon advertising multiple times per hour.. US has billionaires like weeds..none is putting money into bike racing, there might be a law that prohibited cycling investment? I don't know.

But remember when people go off about big oil is bad for bikes, I seldom see push back..
The TDF is better for investments from petrochemical companies in my opinion. The more millions, or dreaming of billions banked for bikes, I applaud it.
The idea that cycling can be choosy about who spends sponsorship money is maddening!!
As you watch TDF or other established races, many 50+ years.
US is an absolute wasteland!! Dismal complete failure!! Tour of California, Colorado Utah, Trump, DuPont, Red Zinger, Coors Classic, the list of races that completely crumbled, fizzled out is endless. Can't get money.. Can't find sponsors!!
Ironic that American race with some recognition, Tour of California, wasn't sponsored by big oil.. Instead big pharma, Amgen!! The company that makes and sells EPO!!!!
I stand guard at the nest of the golden goose that has blessed cycling with abundant cash!!!
Amazon is close!! They spent tens of thousands on TV commercials during TDF, but currently don't dump that money into direct team sponsorship.
It repeats, just not often enough, billionaire takes on pro cycling as a hobby, temp benefits and they move on.. Think Tinkoff, Trump,ect..
Point of it all, I don't care where the cycling sponsorship money comes from!!, keep it flowing!!