2022 Paris-Nice Stage 2 Results & Recap
Stage 2 of the 2022 Paris-Nice is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Jakobsen wins stage 2
Fabio Jakobsen (QST) upset Jumbo Visma's bid to get Wout Van Aert (TJV) into position for the win today in Orléans at the Race to the Sun. Stage 2 was fraught with crashes due to relentless crosswinds, which made the race especially chaotic as fights for position became the number one priority for both the sprint teams and GC riders.
“We know Paris-Nice is about echelons and sprints in the first days," Fabio Jakobsen (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team) said after the stage. "Then we’ll go to the mountains, and yesterday was too hard, but today was a perfect day for me. We love echelons with Quick-Step. We were four in the finale and I’m delighted I could sprint for the win. Jumbo-Visma were strong again, it wasn’t easy to follow them but we were very motivated. The legs hurt but we fought for it. Yves [Lampaert] and Florian [Sénéchal] did a great work in the finale. They went first but I was able to go past Van Aert on the right. It’s nice to be on the podium of Paris-Nice.”
Christophe Laporte (TJV) remains in the yellow jersey, even tacking on three precious seconds after claiming the second intermediate sprint of the day. The Jumbo-Visma rider now sits five seconds ahead of his teammate, Wout Van Aert (TJV). Primož Roglič (TJV) is third at 11 seconds.
“I didn’t really have time to enjoy but it was another beautiful day with the team," Laporte said. "The most important was to keep Primoz [Roglic] in a good position. We also tried to win the stage with Wout [van Aert] and we came really close. To keep the yellow jersey is a bonus. We knew Quick-Step would have more numbers so I tried to launch with 400m to go. I think it was the right move but Fabio Jakobsen was the fastest. This is what I came for, to help the team on that type of terrain. It’s hard to enjoy yourself, it’s a lot of tension, but this is a beautiful day.”
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