The tough second stage of the Tour de France has been won by Mathieu van der Poel. The Dutchman from Alpecin-Deceuninck capped off a perfect weekend for his team, delivering a double blow in the grueling hilly stage.

Jasper Philipsen won the opening stage of the Tour de France in a sprint to the line and defending champion Tadej Pogačar finished safely on Saturday. Pogačar is looking to win the showcase race for a fourth time on the back of great form this season.

The Netherlands’ Mathieu van der Poel won stage two of the Tour de France ahead of Slovenian Tadej Pogacar in a sprint finish on Sunday. A large leading group stayed together for much of the stage which boiled up into a mass sprint for the line,