2020 Tour de France: Stage 2 Results

Decueninck – Quick-Step’s Julian Alaphilippe took over the yellow jersey after Stage 2 of the 2020 Tour de France.

Alaphilippe wore the maillot jaune for 14 days in the 2019 Tour de France before finishing fifth.

Alaphilippe, who was strong through the middle of the stage before giving up the lead to others, broke away with about eight miles left of an unusually early mountain stage. He sprinted away from Swiss Marc Hirschi and Brit Adam Yates in the last 200 meters.

Alaphilippe took the overall lead from stage one winner Alexander Kristoff of Norway. Yates is now in second place, four seconds behind.

Like going into last year’s Tour, Alaphilippe is not considered a top contender to win the Grand Tour once it reaches Paris in three weeks. He is competing this year two months after the death of his father, Jacques.

Alaphilippe pointed to the sky as he won his fifth career Tour stage. He could hold onto the yellow jersey until the Tour hits the Pyrenees for stages eight and nine.

Favorites including defending champion Egan Bernal are 17 seconds back in the overall standings.

Stage 2 Results:

1. Julian Alaphilippe  (Deceuninck – Quick Step) at 4h55’27″2
2. Marc Hirschi (Team Sunweb) s.t.
3. Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) s.t.
4. Greg Van Avermaet (CCC Team) at 2″
5. Sergio Higuita García (EF Pro Cycling) s.t.
6. Bauke Mollema (Trek – Segafredo) s.t.
7. Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Pro Team) s.t.
8. Tadej Pogačar (UAE-Team Emirates) s.t.
9. Maximilian Schachmann (BORA – hansgrohe) s.t.
10. Alberto Bettiol (EF Pro Cycling) s.t.

General Classification After Stage 2:

1. Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck – Quick Step) at 8:41:35
2. Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) at 4″
3. Marc Hirschi (Team Sunweb) at 7″
4. Sergio Higuita García (EF Pro Cycling) at  17″
5. Tadej Pogačar (UAE-Team Emirates) s.t
6. Esteban Chaves Rubio (Mitchelton-Scott) s.t
7. Davide Formolo (UAE-Team Emirates) s.t.
8. Egan Bernal Gómez (INEOS Grenadiers) s.t.
9. Richard Carapaz Montenegro (INEOS Grenadiers) s.t.
10. Tom Dumoulin (Team Jumbo-Visma) s.t

Points Competition:

1. Alexander Kristoff (UAE-Team Emirates) 64 pts
2. Peter Sagan (BORA – hansgrohe) 46 pts
3. Matteo Trentin (CCC Team) 36 pt

Youth Competition:

1. Marc Hirschi (Team Sunweb) at 8:41:42
2. Sergio Higuita García (EF Pro Cycling) at 10″
3. Tadej Pogačar (UAE-Team Emirates) s.t.

Mountain Competition:

1. Benoît Cosnefroy (AG2R La Mondiale) 18 pts
2. Anthony Perez (Cofidis, Solutions Crédits) 18 pts
3. Michael Gogl (NTT Pro Cycling) 12 pts