The race across France continues with stage 2 from Roskilde to Nyborg (202.2 km). At the end of the day, the caravan crosses the infamous 18 km Storebælt sea bridge, which will end just a few kilometers before the finish line.
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The stage started in Roskilde at 12:15. The greater part of the 202.2 kilometer long stage is flat, as it has a total of 1274 meters in height.
Cort’s first polka dot shirt
The first half of the 2nd stage was marked by three mountain objectives of the lowest fourth category. The longest is the last one on the Cote de Karup (83 masl; 1.3 km, average gradient 5.8 percent). All three were won by the Dane Magnus Cort Nielsenmaking the American EF Education EasyPost team rider the first holder of the polka dot jersey for the best hillclimber.
31 km before the finish line, the last fugitive was caught Sven Erik Bystrøm. With this, the Norwegian earned the title of the most fighting rider of the 2nd stage.
It is often windy in Denmark and one of the highlights will be the crossing Storebæltsbroena. Everyone has been warning for months that the wind could break the caravan into several echelons and thus mix up the teams in the fight for the yellow shirt. Cyclists are expected at the finish line a little after 5 p.m.
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Source: Rtvslo