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2020-08-30T12:56:46.984 Z.
Situation.
Peter Sagan and Lukas Pöstleberger, (Bora-Hansgrohe), Benoît Cosnefroy (AG2R-La Mondiale), Kasper Asgreen (Deceuninck-Quick Step), Toms Skujins (Trek-Segafredo), Anthony Perez (Cofidis) and Michael Gogl (NTT) have 2 06 of a lead with 128km to go.
2020-08-30T12:55:28.386 Z.
Toms Skujins, another competitor for having one of the finest packages in the race, does a turn and after that calls for the group cars and truck. Trek are leading the groups classification, so all their riders are using yellow helmets today.
2020-08-30T12:52:06.057 Z.
Weve still got 8km of the reach go and the rate is reasonably gentle, it needs to be said. Sagan and Pöstleberger have actually returned to not working, while UAE Team Emirates continue to tap out a stable speed. The yellow jersey looks excellent..
2020-08-30T12:45:02.038 Z.
Adam Yates wanders back, takes a bidon and empties the contents over his head. On paper, today might fit him if he can disappear on the last climb. Not exactly sure he has the form, nevertheless.
Because sinces no real genuine incentive, 2020-08-30t12:44:06.318 Z.
Gogl looks back and shares a joke with the two Bora riders but the gap space to come down. There are great deals of KOM points at the top of the climb however, so theres a clear incentive..
2020-08-30T12:41:04.053 Z.
UAE have reduced the breaks benefit to 2 14 with 134km to go. The yellow jersey is neatly embeded behind his train, although its weird to see Kristoff being paced up the mountain in this fashion.
2020-08-30T12:35:40.329 Z.
Is this the very best jersey in the peloton? Mads Pedersen blend of rainbow and white jersey?
A different jersey for @Mads__Pedersen today however still with some good information #TDF 2020 pic.twitter.com/kfAK0CHsvEAugust 30, 2020.
2020-08-30T12:33:38.274 Z.
David de la Cruz is suffering. He likewise fell the other day and on the lower slopes of the climb hes slipping back. Its going to be such a hard day for a number of riders today after yesterdays ordeal.
2020-08-30T12:30:54.993 Z.
Onto the break and the climb, you feel, just do not have complete harmony. Bora are coming through but theres no real intent and the space is just hanging there at three minutes with 137km to go..
2020-08-30T12:26:11.471 Z.
Mirror image: we can see Trek line out left wing and EF Pro Cycling simply behind them, with both teams shielding their pint-sized climbers, Richie Porte and Sergio Higuita, respectively..
2020-08-30T12:23:56.868 Z.
A little bit of an incorrect flat however we will be climbing once again quickly adequate with the Col de la Colmiane, which is our first 1st cat climb in this years race..
2020-08-30T12:13:47.375 Z.
Situation.
Peter Sagan and Lukas Pöstleberger, (Bora-Hansgrohe), Benoît Cosnefroy (AG2R-La Mondiale), Kasper Asgreen (Deceuninck-Quick Step), Toms Skujins (Trek-Segafredo), Anthony Perez (Cofidis) and Michael Gogl (NTT) have a lead of 3 01 with 148km to go.
2020-08-30T12:05:50.786 Z.
UAE continue to set the pace as the roadway gradually begins to climb up as we see a variety of riders go back to the peloton to get bidons..
2020-08-30T12:01:51.622 Z.
The gap is sneaking towards three minutes, which is most likely bridgeable for riders who might wish to discover on the very first major climb of the day. It will be extremely fascinating to see who trips on the front once we begin climbing. If they dropped their own race leader, UAE have the race lead however it would not be a terrific look.
2020-08-30T11:57:16.492 Z.
The Bora riders, after their little break, have actually started to contribute once again. So were back up to seven working riders in the break.
2020-08-30T11:55:00.302 Z.
Situation.
Peter Sagan and Lukas Pöstleberger, (Bora-Hansgrohe), Benoît Cosnefroy (AG2R-La Mondiale), Kasper Asgreen (Deceuninck-Quick Step), Toms Skujins (Trek-Segafredo), Anthony Perez (Cofidis) and Michael Gogl (NTT).
They have 2 29 with 160km to go.
2020-08-30T11:51:49.701 Z.
The 2 Bora riders have stopped working in the break, in which case they may be asked to sit up..
2020-08-30T11:50:41.245 Z.
The slowing down in pace from the peloton has actually permitted Gaudu to come back as UAE set the speed now on the front of the peloton with the gap to the break at 2 15.
2020-08-30T11:47:36.182 Z.
The break, minus Trentin, are continuing and they have a lead of 1 44 with 166km to go.
2020-08-30T11:44:57.204 Z.
Robert Gesink, another rider who fell the other day, is off the back of the peloton. Gaudu is somewhere out there too.
2020-08-30T11:43:44.700 Z.
Sagan versus Trentin and its the Italian who takes it with an extremely strong sprint. He then requires to pick up a rear wheel modification..
2020-08-30T11:42:19.022 Z.
Here we go … intermediate bunch sprint coming up. Can Sagan get it done?
2020-08-30T11:41:55.032 Z.
One QuickStep rider finds himself on the wrong side of the barrier on the main road. Thats bad..
2020-08-30T11:39:22.666 Z.
The peloton arent letting the break settle as we see more of Gaudu behind the team vehicle. The bunch for a second do ease up with the sprint showing up in about 3km..
2020-08-30T11:36:45.636 Z.
Its Sunweb and UAE who are chasing as we see that Gaudu is currently 50 seconds back.
2020-08-30T11:35:15.590 Z.
Who remains in the break?
Peter Sagan and Lukas Pöstleberger, (Bora-Hansgrohe), Benoît Cosnefroy (AG2R-La Mondiale), Kasper Asgreen (Deceuninck-Quick Step), Toms Skujins (Trek-Segafredo), Anthony Perez (Cofidis), Michael Gogl (NTT) and Matteo Trentin (CCC). They have 18 seconds with 176km to go.
2020-08-30T11:33:35.478 Z.
Tony Martin is marking relocations right now as we see more shots of Gaudu. Hes attempting to extend his back but he cant even do that.
2020-08-30T11:31:42.760 Z.
The young French climber is reversing and he remains in genuine pain. He crashed yesterday and has a problem with his back and it just looks like he cant put the power down on the pedals. The FDJ cars and truck comes near speak with him bit taking a look at this … its just going to go one way.
2020-08-30T11:30:09.849 Z.
I can just think that Jumbo Visma desire the phase but at the back of the lot Gaudu is dropped and hes in trouble currently..
2020-08-30T11:29:09.466 Z.
I believe even Sagan has actually made the split and made it into the Trentin group and Jumbo Visma are now chasing.
Because it looks like they want desire take the intermediate sprint points, 2020-08-30t11:28:22.572 Z.
Bora are chasing things. Trentin is on the attack though..
2020-08-30T11:27:31.641 Z.
And were racing and already we have attacks with five riders going clear. Cofidis and AG2R are pressing things along..
2020-08-30T11:25:15.782 Z.
Were about to race however Prudhomme is waiting to permit Van Garderen to come back from an early bike modification. The American has to stop again though, theres another problem with his bike.
2020-08-30T11:21:06.558 Z.
Tony Martin is now on the front of the lot and hes smiling too after yesterdays smart intervention when it pertained to reducing the effects of the stage. He, like the remainder of the field, will be hoping for a less tense stage today, although it will be a difficult one offered the surface..
2020-08-30T11:19:26.926 Z.
Sivakov right now is just near the back of the bunch and alleviating himself into racing. Hell definitely have the day of rest today as he tries to recuperate after yesterdays 2 crashes. Hes wearing plasters on both sides..
2020-08-30T11:18:06.709 Z.
Still rolling through the mixed zone at the start of stage Phase. Could we see that play a part or will the break go from the weapon?
2020-08-30T11:13:32.609 Z.
#TDF 2020 Good afternoon from a warm Nice! pic.twitter.com/u3925I0jBxAugust 30, 2020.
2020-08-30T11:12:34.973 Z.
Still rolling through the blended zone, so an opportunity to reveal you these comments from Bradley Wiggins, who thinks that after yesterday, riders unwilling to take threats in bad conditions ought to think about retiring, which is odd because he didnt stop immediately after the 2013 Giro dItalia, and conditions yesterday were a lot worse. Anyway, story is here.
2020-08-30T11:07:28.143 Z.
Kristoff has opted for an all-yellow outfit today however he does not have a yellow bike so its not total overkill. Bit on Kristoff, seems to be some compassion from some analysts that suggest hes some adventurous underdog who hasnt maybe had fantastic outcomes. Utter tosh. Hes won four stages in the Tour, hes won Milan-San Remo, Tour of Flanders, and he won Gent-Wevelgem last year. Hes class..
2020-08-30T11:02:20.967 Z.
The riders are presenting now and the conditions are beautiful. Sagan is in green, obviously he is, since Kristoff is wearing yellow. The reduced the effects of zone is 10km in length so its a decent little warm-up for the peloton this afternoon..
2020-08-30T10:59:45.212 Z.
Not sure well see a lot from Sivakov, who will be hoping to just recuperate as much as possible after his two falls on stage 1. He truly was in the wars the other day however he fought through and finished the phase.
2020-08-30T10:54:45.206 Z.
Who do you believe will win?
Its a large open phase to be sincere but who do you believe will win? You can let me understand on Twitter and well publish your picks right here on our live protection..
2020-08-30T10:52:29.462 Z.
Valls, Degenkolb and Gilbert are the three non-starters after crashes yesterday, after the stage had to be neutralized by the increasingly significantly Tony Martin. The conditions were awful and well talk about them in higher length later on as the stage evolves. Were about 10 minutes away from racing on stage 2 of the 2020 Tour de France.
2020-08-30T10:48:46.477 Z.
#TDF 2020 Sign on ✍ ✅ Almost go time for stage 2! pic.twitter.com/mqTpYtqTkLAugust 30, 2020.
2020-08-30T10:45:04.703 Z.
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2020-08-30T10:41:10.223 Z.
Stage 2/ Étape 2 @VilledeNice @VilledeNice ⠀ 186km ⏰ 13:00 CET > > 18:08 CET ⠀ ⛰ 2×1 c, 1×2 c km16 #TDF 2020 #NiceCyclingParadise #TDFunited pic.twitter.com/jbwDO0OpwoAugust 30, 2020.
2020-08-30T10:37:07.944 Z.
The stage is 186km in length but its the ascents and not the distance that will do the damage today – specifically after a lot of riders crashed the other day. Three have actually already gone home and were hearing that Wout Poels is beginning with a fractured rib.
These climbs will be familiar to anybody who is a fan of the early-season stage race, Paris-Nice, specifically the beautiful Col dEze that is an organization for the Race to the Sun..
Consider this is a vibrant declaration from organisers ASO as the second day of racing functions 2 classification 1 mountains – the Col de la Colmiane at the 63.5 km mark and Col de Turini at 99.5 kilometres on the route. Both were dealt with in the 1973 Tour, while the Colmiane was on the route of the phase to Pra-Loup in 1975 where Eddy Merckx used his last ever yellow jersey.
The Col d Èze is a punchy haul out of the eastern end of Nice and the peloton will climb it in the last quarter of the stage, then loop back and ride up the very first half of the climb before shutting off at the bonus sprint at Col des Quatre Chemins with 9km to go. While the 2 huge climbs will divide the field, the real action will include the punchy finale and benefit sprint, sure to use a chance for a rider like Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-QuickStep).
2020-08-30T10:33:12.276 Z.
Alexander Kristoff starts in yellow for the first time in his career after taking an impressive win on phase 1 but itll be even more outstanding if the Norwegian can hang on today due to the fact that ASO have actually fired their first volley of mountains into the race on stage 2. Its day for the GC riders, and probably a lowered lot sprint..
2020-08-30T10:29:39.895 Z.
Were about 30 minutes away from the official start of the stage but the weather has actually improved on yesterdays heavy rain, which is something for the riders after the dreadful conditions that the needed to endure 24 hours ago.
2020-08-30T10:18:16.724 Z.
Hello and welcome to our live coverage from phase 2 of the Tour de France. As soon as again we start and complete in Nice however today we go into the mountains for a day that will test the GC competitors.
2020-08-30T12:52:06.057 Z.
Weve have actually got 8km of the climb to go and the pace rate relatively gentleMild it has actually be said. 2020-08-30T11:19:26.926 Z.
Sivakov right now is just near the back of the bunch and easing alleviating into racing. 2020-08-30T11:18:06.709 Z.
Still rolling through the mixed blended at the start of stage Phase. 2020-08-30T11:07:28.143 Z.
Kristoff has gone for an all-yellow attire clothes but he doesnt does not a yellow bike so its not complete overkill. 2020-08-30T10:52:29.462 Z.
Valls, Degenkolb and Gilbert are the three non-starters after crashes yesterdayThe other day after the stage phase to be neutralized by the increasingly progressively Tony Martin.
