Stage 2 of the Tour de France was a flat stage in the Netherlands, but it certainly didn't turn out to be an easy stage. Rain and wind gave the riders problems, and the peloton was not able to stay together -- with the lead group gaining nearly a minute and a half over the riders who could not stay in it. That's an almost unheard of difference for a flat stage. Andre Greipel of Germany won the sprint finish, with Peter Sagan of Slovakia finishing second and Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland coming in third.
Monday's ride will go to Belgium, and the race will go see it's fist climbing points awarded. The course has three level 4 climbs and a level 3 climb in the second half of the 159.5 kilometer course.
Here are the standings after stage 2:
YELLOW JERSEY (Overall Leaders)
1. Fabian Cancellara, Switzerland (Trek Factory Racing)
2. Tony Martin, Germany (ETIXX-Quick Step)..........03"
3. Tom Dumoulin, Netherlands (Giant-Alpecin)..........06"
4. Peter Sagan, Slovakia (Tinkoff-Saxo)..........33"
5. Geraint Thomas, Great Britain (Team Sky)..........35"
6. Daniel Oss, Italy (BMC Racing)..........42"
7. Rigerberto Uran Uran, Colombia (ETIXX-Quick Step)..........42"
8. Tejay Van Garderen, United States (BMC Racing)..........44"
9. Greg Van Avermaet, Belgium (BMC Racing)..........48"
10. Christopher Froome, Great Britain (Team Sky)..........48"
GREEN JERSEY (Best Sprinter)
1. Andre Greipel, Germany (Lotto-Soudal)..........55 pts
2. Pater Sagan, Slovakia (Tinkoff-Saxo)..........39 pts
3. Fabian Cancellara, Switzerland (Trek Factory Racing)..........35 puts
4. Mark Cavendish, Great Britain (ETIXX-Quick Step)..........26 puts
5. Tony Martin, Germany (ETIXX-Quick Step)..........25 pts
POLKA DOT JERSEY (Best Climber)
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WHITE JERSEY (Best Young Rider)
1. Tom Dumoulin, Netherlands (Giant-Alpecin)
2. Peter Sagan, Slovakia (Tinkoff-Saxo)..........27"
3. Michal Kwiatkowski, Poland (ETIXX-Quick Step)..........1' 13"
TEAM LEADERS
1. BMC Racing (United States)
2. ETIXX-Quick Step (Belgium)..........04"
3. Team Sky (Great Britain)..........51"
4. Tinkoff-Saxo (Russia)..........1' 04"
5. Giant-Alpecin (Germany)..........1' 50"
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