NYBORG (AP): Dutch rider Fabio Jakobsen overtook Wout van Aert right on the line to win the second stage of the Tour de France while Van Aert took the yellow jersey on Saturday. It was a first Tour stage win for Jakobsen and a second in two days for the Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl team after Yves Lampaert’s win in Friday’s time trial.
But Van Aert took the yellow jersey with a six-second bonus for finishing second, to lead Lampaert by one second overall. Two-time defending champion Tadej Pogacar stayed third overall and was eight seconds behind Van Aert. Pogacar remained nine seconds ahead of his main rival Primož Roglic, who is eighth overall. They both finished in the main pack and did not take time off each other. Roglic was the Tour runner-up in 2020 and has won the past three Spanish Vueltas.
After the peloton crossed the immense Great Belt suspension bridge, several riders fell near the back of the pack with two kilometers left to the finish in Nyborg. Van Aert seemed to set to win after overtaking Danish hope Mads Pedersen, but Jakobsen surged past him with a great burst of speed. Pedersen finished third. After his surprise win in Friday’s opening time trial, Lampaert wore yellow as riders set off on the 202 kilometers (125
