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Ineos Grenadiers now have a presence up near the front of the peloton.
Summary
Stage two: Lauwin-Planque - Boulogne-sur-Mer, 209.1 km
Rolling route with a punchy finale
Jasper Philipsen won stage one and is in yellow jersey
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The Cote de Saint-Etienne-au-Mont, another category three climb is on the menu next.
It has an average 9.5% gradient across a kilometre.
Meanwhile, a fan at the side of the road has a big net to catch bidons thrown from the peloton. It's one way to grab a Tour souvenir.
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Geraint Thomas is back with the leading bunch which has swelled significantly on the downhill section.
There are about 30 riders who are some 30 seconds adrift.
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Geraint Thomas, the 2018 winner of the Tour looks like he was one of the riders delayed by that crash.
Tim Wellens took two points mountain classification points on the category three climb of the Cote du Haut Pichot, with Tadej Pogacar taking the other on offer.
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The race splinters. A posse of 25-30 riders are up front with at least two other groups on the road.
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Wout van Aert drops back. What sort of shape is he in? Could that be telling for later in the Tour.
Ouch!published at 30km to go
Jonathan Milan is off his bike as a group of riders hit the tarmac just behind the action right at the front.
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Wout van Aert hits the front of the peloton as the main bunch heads up the Cote du Haut Pichot.
Jonas Vingegaard is nestled just behind his Visma-Lease a Bike team-mate.
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The pace is ramping up as the peloton scoot along the country roads on the outskirts of Verlincthun.
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Image source, Getty ImagesPicture postcard time before this stage really lights up...
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Adam Yates is back in the main bunch as the GC teams position themselves near the front of the bunch with the punchy climb up the Cote du Haut Pichot incoming.
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Adam Yates is having bother with his bike and pulls over to wait for the team car.
Intermediate sprint resultspublished at 50km to go
With the race all back together here are the intermediate sprint results...
1. Yevgeniy Fedorov, 20 pts
2. Andreas Leknessund, 17 pts
3. Brent van Moer, 15 pts
4. Bruno Armirail, 13 pts
5. Jonathan Milan, 11 pts
6. Tim Merlier, 10 pts
7. Biniam Girmay, nine points
8. Jasper Philipsen, eight pts
9. Anthony Turgis, seven pts
10. Bryan Coquard, six pts
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The leading quartet know that their time at the front of the race is coming to an end but they have managed to hold the gap at 30 seconds and Yevgeniy Fedorov foes through first.
A little further down the road Jonathan Milan is fuming with Biniam Girmay after a slight coming together.
Friends reunitedpublished at 55km to go
Image source, Getty ImagesPictures you like to see. Old mates Geraint Thomas and Mark Cavendish sharing an embrace at the start earlier.
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The intermediate sprint is looming and the main bunch have put the hammer down.
The gap to the leading quartet is at 40 seconds and is dropping.
German sprinter Pascal Ackermann won't be involved in the chase for green jersey points. The Israel Premier-tech rider has a problem with his bike.
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Ineos Grenadiers main man Carlos Rodriguez pulls over with a mechanical.
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Now given the man in yellow overnight was Jasper Philipsen, his Alpecin-Deceuninck.are doing their best to keep the pace high at the front of thr chasing bunch.
The Belgian sprinter may perhaps not be ready to relinquish the maillot jaune, although the profile of this stage suggests a team-mate of his might fancy a loan of it.
It looks perfectly set up for Mathieu van der Poel, doesn't it?
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Soren Waerenskjold is off the back of the peloton with a mechanical issue and his Uno-X Mobility seem in no real hurry to sort things out.
With the winds picking up and the main bunch zooming along at over 50km/h the Norwegian time-trial specialist is going to have a job on his hands to regain contact.
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Matt Warwick
BBC Sport at Cote de Cavron-Saint-Martin
Image source, BBC SportThe weather’s calmed down for now.
But the muggy build-up to tonight’s predicted thunderstorms is back under way.
The first feed zone for bottles only was on a narrow category 4 climb, lined by locals and fans, some of whom had hauled buggies up there.
Ineos Grenadiers have a super fan in the form of a Luxembourg-based Japanese man who paints slogans on the road in exchange for beer and snacks for his kitten.
The cycling family is the most beautiful and broadest church.
Image source, BBC Sport