Summary

  • Stage two sees the Tour de France stay in Spain

  • Sunday's route travels 208.9km from Vitoria Gasteiz to San Sebastian

  • Five categorised climbs on a bumpy day in Basque Country

  • Britain's Adam Yates in the leader's yellow jersey

  1. Goodbye for nowpublished at 16:45 British Summer Time 2 July 2023

    That's another stage done, and another dramatic finish - it's time for me to say goodbye. You can read more about how Victor Lafay outfoxed Wout van Aert to win stage two by scrolling back through this live page or switching over to our Tour report.

    Join me tomorrow as the Tour de France goes to France, where Mark Cavendish will try to make history with his 35th stage win. Cheerio for now.

  2. Here comes Cavpublished at 16:41 British Summer Time 2 July 2023

    Mark Cavendish rolls home, at the same time Adam Yates is awarded the yellow jersey. The race heads for France tomorrow, and Cav's target will be to be first over the line, rather than one of the last.

  3. Pogacar takes more time out of Vingegaardpublished at 16:36 British Summer Time 2 July 2023

    A big day in the General Classification too, with Tadej Pogacar taking more time out of Jonas Vingegaard thanks to his bonuses - he is now 11 seconds ahead of the defending champion.

  4. Lafay's first Tour winpublished at 16:30 British Summer Time 2 July 2023

    TourImage source, Reuters

    That was Victor Lafay's first stage win at the Tour. It's also the first one his team, Cofidis, have managed since 2008.

  5. Lafay celebratespublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 2 July 2023

    Lafay celebrated as he crossed the finish line, arms aloft. Wout van Aert was left to bang his handlebars in frustration.

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  6. Adam Yates will stay in yellowpublished at 16:23 British Summer Time 2 July 2023

    Van Aert takes second place, ahead of Tadej Pogacar in third. Tom Pidcock was fourth and Adam Yates keeps the yellow jersey.

  7. Lafay had the powerpublished at 16:22 British Summer Time 2 July 2023

    No joy for Wout van Aert - France's Victor Lafay had the power in the final few hundred metres, and timed his attack perfectly.

  8. Victor Lafay wins stage two of the Tour de Francepublished at 16:20 British Summer Time 2 July 2023

    Victor Lafay wins stage two of the 2023 Tour de France.

  9. Postpublished at 16:19 British Summer Time 2 July 2023

    800m to go

    Victor Lafay attacks again.

  10. Postpublished at 16:18 British Summer Time 2 July 2023

    1km to go

    Jumbo-Visma have held everyone off, it seems.

  11. Postpublished at 16:18 British Summer Time 2 July 2023

    2km to go

    More attacks follow - Victor Lafay the latest to try.

  12. Postpublished at 16:17 British Summer Time 2 July 2023

    3km to go

    Wout van Aert has two team-mates ahead of him, setting a ferocious pace... Tom Pidcock attacks them but Van Aert holds him off.

  13. Postpublished at 16:16 British Summer Time 2 July 2023

    3.5km to go

    Jumbo-Visma have got a lead out in place for Wout van Aert. Pogacar is still on the Van Aert wheel though.

  14. Postpublished at 16:15 British Summer Time 2 July 2023

    5.5km to go

    Tadej Pogacar is on Wout van Aert's wheel. Adam Yates is trying to get on Pog's wheel and Tom Pidcock is trying to get in position too.

  15. Postpublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 2 July 2023

    6.5km to go

    The road lurches uphill again and Pello Bilbao is quickly reeled in. Wout van Aert is back in pole position, especially with so many team-mates around him.

  16. Postpublished at 16:12 British Summer Time 2 July 2023

    7km to go

    Pello Bilbao is a Basque rider so you can tell how much a stage win today would mean to him - his lead is growing, but there are a mass of Jumbo-Visma riders behind him and we are not going downhill anymore, we are back on the flat.

  17. Postpublished at 16:11 British Summer Time 2 July 2023

    8km to go

    Pello Bilbao is the fastest descender at the moment, though. He has opened up a bit of gap on the rest of the leaders.

  18. Postpublished at 16:09 British Summer Time 2 July 2023

    9.8km to go

    Britain's Tom Pidcock is in the lead group too, flying down this hill.

  19. Postpublished at 16:09 British Summer Time 2 July 2023

    10.8km to go

    Wout van Aert was dropped on the way up that last climb but he is back in this lead bunch, and he will be licking his lips about the final 10km.

  20. Postpublished at 16:08 British Summer Time 2 July 2023

    12.5km to go

    The front of the race is back together again. All to play for, in terms of the stage win.