Mathieu van der Poel pipped Tadej Pogacar to victory on stage two of the Tour de France to take the yellow jersey from his teammate, Jasper Philipsen.Van der Poel edged an uphill sprint from overall favourites Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard before collapsing to the ground in Boulogne-sur-Mer,

Alpecin's Mathieu van der Poel edged Tadej Pogacar to win Stage 2 of the Tour de France in a tense hilltop finale at Boulogne-sur-Mer on Sunday. The victory saw the Dutch rider take the lead in the overall standings after depriving UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider Pogacar of his 100th career win as around 30 riders broke away in the final 2km.

Mathieu van der Poel edged out Tadej Pogacar in a sprint finish to win stage two of the Tour de France and claim the leader's yellow jersey.The Dutch rider, who also won the same stage in 2021, held off the Slovenian on the line after surging to the front with 500 metres to go on the longest stage in this year's Tour,