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Mathieu van der Poel also won stage two in 2021
Steven Sutcliffe
BBC Sport Journalist
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, a rolling 209.1km route from Lauwin-Planque to Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Two-time champion Jonas Vingegaard finished third behind his great rival Pogacar, while Britain's Oscar Onley crossed the line in sixth.
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