Tadej Pogachar (UAE Team Emirates) attacked on the demanding and steep final climb of the Côte de Saint-Lucas on the second stage of the Tour de France to Bologna, pulling away from overnight leader Romain Bardet (Team DSM-Firmenich-Post NL) (Team DSM-Filmenig-Post NL), and took the lead.

While breakaway leader Kevin Vokelin (Arkea B&B Hotels) took the stage win, all eyes were on Pogachar's attack from the back. When he jumped out, only Jonas Vingegaard (Vimaris a Bike) was able to follow.

But Pogachar and Vingegaard were joined by Richard Kalapas (EF Education-Easy Post) and Remco Evenpole (Soudal-Quick Step). Kalapas finished 10th in the sprint, but with no time bonuses remaining, the yellow jersey moved to Pogachal's shoulders due to tie-breaker rules and a fourth-place finish on stage 1.

Evenpole is now in second place overall, with Vingegaard in third, ahead of Calapaz.

Bardet has dropped to 5th overall, 6 seconds behind. He has pulled away from a large group of Tour de France contenders, 21 seconds behind Pogachar.

Belgian Maxime Van Gils (Lotto Dostony) has dropped to sixth overall, and from the same group are Eoghan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers), Pero Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious), Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers), Giulio Ciccone (Lidl Trek) rounded out the top 10.

Primoš Roglic (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) was also in the group, along with teammates Alexandre Vlasov, Simon Yates (Jayco-Alula), Carlos Rodriguez (Ineos Grenadiers), and Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Ries-A-Bike). A Bike) finished in the group with others, just outside the top 10, but only 21 seconds behind Pogachar.

Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain-Victorias) lost 1:11 in the stage, as did Lawrence De Plus (Ineos), who crashed during the stage. Luis Meintjes (Intermarque Wanty) suffered even more, losing 2:31.

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Yellow jersey / maillot jaune - worn by the overall leader who finishes the stage with the lowest cumulative time.

Green Jersey - The green jersey is a points award. Points are awarded for one of the two intermediate sprints during the stage and for the stage finish, and the rider with the most points leads the ranking.

Polka Dot Jersey - The red and white polka dot jersey is the mountain prize. During the Tour de France, points are awarded to the first rider to pass over certain hills and climbs. Once again, the rider with the most points leads the ranking.

White Jersey - The white jersey is the highest classification for young riders. It works the same way as the yellow jersey, but only riders under the age of 25 can win it.