Tour de France 2022 LIVE: Stage 1 result, leaderboard and standings

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Belgian rider Yves Lampaert won the Tour de France opening stage while two-time defending champion and favourite Tadej Pogacar impressed by finishing third on Friday.

Pogacar placed ahead of his Slovenian countryman and main rival Primoz Roglic, the 2020 runner-up, who was eighth in the time trial. Lampaert is a former world champion in team time trial but this was his first stage win at the three-week Tour. He clocked 15 minutes, 17 seconds on the 13-kilometer (eight-mile) route around Copenhagen. The Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl rider was five seconds ahead of countryman Wout van Aert — Roglic’s Jumbo-Visma teammate — and seven ahead of Pogacar, who leads UAE Team Emirates. Pogacar was nine seconds clear of Roglic.

Adam Yates and Tour debutant Tom Pidcock impressed on their return from Covid-19, with the Ineos Grenadiers pair 13th and 15th, 16 and 17 seconds off Pogacar’s time respectively. Team-mate Geraint Thomas, who rode the stage in a gilet after forgetting to take it off before the start, was one second further back.

The Copenhagen crowd produced a fine atmosphere in the soggy conditions, with local rider Jonas Vingegaard — Roglic’s teammate and the Tour runner-up last year — sparking wild cheers as he rolled down the start ramp. He placed seventh, one second ahead of Roglic.

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Tour de France 2022 Stage 2 preview: Route map and profile

The Tour de France resumes for Stage 2 on Saturday after Yves Lampaert claimed the first Yellow Jersey in a shock win in a soaked Copenhagen. The Belgian beat out defending champion Tadej Pogacar by seven seconds in an impressive 15 minutes and 17 seconds to beat compatriot Wout van Aert by five seconds.

With GC contenders Primoz Roglic, Jonas Vingegaard and Geraint Thomas all safely negotiating the treacherous conditions, attentions switches to another stage which could be defined by weather.

Stage 2 promises spectacular imagery and, if the wind picks up, plenty of action on the road as the peloton traces the Danish coastline before crossing the majestic Great Belt Bridge.

One of the beauties of the Grand Depart going on Tour is that it throws up totally unknown routes and almost anything could happen on a day like this one. Fierce crosswinds could split the pack and put a serious dent in the hopes of those who come out on the wrong side.

Jack Rathborn1 July 2022 19:07

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Tour de France 2022 – Stage 1 result and leaderboard

  1. Yves Lampaert (Bel) QuickStep-AlphaVinyl 00:15:17
  2. Wout van Aert (Bel) Jumbo-Visma 00:00:05
  3. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates 00:00:07
  4. Filippo Ganna (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers 00:00:10
  5. Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) Alpecin-Deceuninck 00:00:13
  6. Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo 00:00:15
  7. Jonas Vingegaard (Den) Jumbo-Visma 00:00:16
  8. Primoz Roglic (Slo) Jumbo-Visma 00:00:16
  9. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 00:00:17
  10. Dylan Teuns (Bel) Bahrain Victorious 00:00:20

Jack Rathborn1 July 2022 18:59

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Tour de France 2022 – Stage 1: Yves Lampaert reacts to shock win

Lampaert: “Everybody is free to pedal as hard as he can in a time trial, but to beat Van Aert, Van der Poel, Ganna, it’s unbelievable for me. The roads were still really wet when I went, so I think I had the same conditions as the main favourites. I always thought on the corners, ‘Yves, go faster, trust in your tyres, or you’ll lose seconds in the corners.’

“And in the end I came in 5 seconds up on Van Aert. I think I’ll only realise what I’ve done when the Tour is over and I go back to my family. Or maybe on Monday when I see my girlfriend and my son. I think I have to be proud of myself.

“I’ll be thinking of the team on the podium and also my best friend Tim Declercq, who had to go home [due to COVID-19 – ed.] I really wanted to celebrate this moment with him, even if I didn’t expect to have it. It’s a pity he’s not here.”

Jack Rathborn1 July 2022 18:58

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Tour de France 2022 – Stage 1: Yves Lampaert wins Copenhagen time trail

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Michael Jones1 July 2022 18:41

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Tour de France 2022 – Stage 1: Post-race thoughts from Lampaert

“My mind is exploding,” said an emotional Yves Lampaert. “I came with expectation that the top 10 would be great but I have beaten all the best. I can’t believe it.

“I’m just a farmer’s son for Belgium, to win a stage in the Tour de France, this is something I could never believe would happen and now I’ve done it. To beat Van Aert, Van der Poel, Ganna … it’s unbelievable.

“The potholes were full of water and the road was wet but I always thought in the corners ‘Yves, trust your tyres!’ I’m only going to realise when the Tour is over that I will have had the yellow jersey for at least one day. Or maybe on Monday, when I see my girlfriend and child.”

Michael Jones1 July 2022 18:34

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Tour de France 2022 – Stage 1: Yves Lampaert wins Copenhagen time trail

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Michael Jones1 July 2022 18:30

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Tour de France 2022: Stage 1 leaderboard

  1. Yves Lampaert (Bel/Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) 15:17
  2. Wout van Aert (Bel/Jumbo-Visma) 15:22
  3. Tadaj Pogacar (Slo/UAE Team Emirates) 15:24
  4. Filippo Ganna (Ita/Ineos Grenadiers) 15:28
  5. Mathieu van der Poel (Ned/Alpecin–Fenix) 15:30
  6. Mads Pedersen (Den/Trek-Segafredo) 15:32
  7. Jonas Vingegaard (Den/Jumbo-Visma) 15:32
  8. Primoz Roglic (Slo/Jumbo-Visma) 15:33
  9. Bauke Mollema (Ned/Trek-Segafredo) 15:34
  10. Dylan Teuns (Bel/Bahrain Victorious) 15:37

Michael Jones1 July 2022 18:25

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Tour de France 2022 – Stage 1: Post-race thoughts from Lampaert

“I have beaten the great Wout van Aert. It’s incredible! I never expected that. For now, I don’t understand. It’s the Tour de France.

“My mind is exploding, I came with the expectation that top-10 would be great but now I’ve beaten the best riders in the world. This is something I never could dream of and I did it.

“I think I have to be proud of myself.”

Michael Jones1 July 2022 18:22

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Tour de France 2022 – Stage 1: Yves Lampaert wins Copenhagen time trail

Michael Jones1 July 2022 18:18

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Tour de France 2022 – Stage 1

The Yellow Jersey is heading the way of Yves Lampaert. Marc Soler eases his way through the course and comes home with a time of 16:45.

Nowhere near challenging enough for the top half of the draw which wasn’t his aim in all honestly.

Michael Jones1 July 2022 18:16

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