2022 Tour de France Stage 2 Results & Recap
Stage 2 of the 2022 Tour de France is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Jakobsen wins first road stage of TDF
Fabio Jakobsen took his first win at the Tour de France after a tense finale across the Great Belt bridge. Wout van Aert was second to the QuickStep rider and gained enough bonus seconds to claim the yellow jersey for the first time in his career. Mads Pedersen (Trek Segafredo) was third.
“Today it’s 'incroyable', as we would say in French," Jakobsen said. "It’s been a long process step by step [to come back after his life-threatening crash in 2020], a lot of people have helped me come back so this victory is here to pay them back. I’m happy I still enjoy racing and I can win [after what happened]. The team kept me in good position in front at the end of the bridge. Michael Morkov dropped me wheel in the wheel of Wout van Aert. Then I was next to Peter Sagan. We touched each other but luckily we stayed up right and I could pass the other two rivals. I’m happy to win. My legs were in pain, but this is what we train for. For 15 years I’ve been dreaming of this and I want to say a big thanks to Denmark for the warm welcome and the encouragements.”\n
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