TOUR DE FRANCE 2024 SECOND STAGE REPORT CARDS
Kevin Vauquelin, vote 10: in Italy the French continue to win. Great race by the 2001 class of Arkéa – B&B Hotels who takes advantage of the right moment to launch an attack and then on the San Luca he creates the void to arrive alone at the finish line in Bologna. The most beautiful victory of his career, but it will not be the only one.
Jonas Abrahamsen, vote 9: two super days for the Norwegian. Both stages on the attack, Polka Dot Jersey firmly on the shoulders and today a luxury placing.
Tadej Pogacar, vote 7.5: everyone was waiting for him today and he didn’t hold back. He waited for the last stretch of the San Luca to launch his attack which only Vingegaard managed to resist. A first taste of excellent condition and the Yellow Jersey also arrives for him. Maybe too soon.
Jonas Vingegaard, voto 8: who would have ever said it? After so many doubts, here comes the winner of the last two editions to stamp his card at the Grande Boucle. Pogacar takes off, he follows him without worries, despite his physical condition
Remco Evenepoel, voto 7: what class and what determination for the Belgian. He is the last to give up on the climb on Pogacar’s attack but he doesn’t give up and in the following flat stretch, with one of his pure timed sprints, he gets back onto the pair in front. He can aim for the podium.
Richard Carapaz, vote 7: it was an ideal arrival given his characteristics and he was ready, even closing in contact with Pogacar and Vingegaard, taking advantage of Evenepoel’s thunder.
Primoz Roglic, rating 5: on the your climb (he had already won both at the Giro dell’Emilia and in the Giro d’Italia time trial on San Luca) the Slovenian paid the price immediately. It’s not so much the 21″ that’s worrying, but a leg that’s very far from that of his rivals.
Giulio Ciccone, rating 6.5: fifteenth at the finish line, regulating the Yellow Jersey group. The Abruzzese of Lidl-Trek is among the last to break away from Pogacar and Vingegaard, a sign that he will most likely aim for the classification.
