Pogacar, of UAE-Team Emirates, powered away on the final climb of the 199.2km stage to Bologna, Italy, but took his main rival and last year's winner Jonas Vingegaard with him. Dane Vingegaard of Visma-Lease a Bike crossed the line with Pogacar, but the Slovenian took the yellow jersey after having a higher placing in the first stage.

Tadej Pogacar moved into the leader’s yellow jersey as Kevin Vauquelin won stage two of the Tour de France from a breakaway in Bologna. Pogacar, a little over a month from his dominant victory in the Giro d’Italia, ignited his bid to double up in the Grand Tours with an attack late on the second ascent of the steep San Luca climb.

Pogacar attacked from the chasing peloton up the second ascent of the short but brutally steep San Luca climb in the second stage of the Tour on Sunday and only Vingegaard was able to follow him. The move meant that Pogacar took the leader’s yellow jersey from Stage 1 winner Romain Bardet.