{"id":178543,"date":"2020-07-06T07:51:40","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T07:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=178543"},"modified":"2020-07-06T07:52:58","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T07:52:58","slug":"julien-bernard-and-laura-stephens-win-stage-two-of-the-virtual-tour-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2020\/07\/06\/julien-bernard-and-laura-stephens-win-stage-two-of-the-virtual-tour-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Julien Bernard and Laura Stephens Win Stage Two of the Virtual Tour and Other Cool News from the World of Cycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it. So, what did you miss?<\/strong><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Men\u2019s Virtual Tour de France Stage 2<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Julien Bernard became the first Frenchman to win a stage of the Tour de France in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very proud because a Tour stage is a Tour stage,\u201d Bernard said after his victory. \u201cWhether it\u2019s virtual, I\u2019m very happy to have won and also for Trek-Segafredo, we worked very well during the break and now we are ready for the real racing.\u201d<\/p>\n<lite-youtube videoid=M1XwTnK1FaQ params=\"enablejsapi=1\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/M1XwTnK1FaQ\/maxresdefault.webp');\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<p>Thanks to the results, NTT remains in the yellow jersey ahead of next weekend\u2019s stage three and four.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Stage 2 results<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>1. Julien Bernard (Fra) Trek-Segafredo, in 41-12<br \/>\n2. Freddy Ovett (Aus) Israel Start-Up Nation, at same time<br \/>\n3. Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis<br \/>\n4. Michael Woods (Can) EF Pro Cycling, both at same time<br \/>\n5. Patrick Bevin (NZl) CCC, at one second<br \/>\n6. Stefan De Bod (RSA) NTT, at 2s<br \/>\n7. Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Trek-Segafredo<br \/>\n8. Louis Meintjes (RSA) NTT<br \/>\n9. Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Ineos<br \/>\n10. Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix, all at same time<\/p>\n<h4><strong>General classification<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>1. NTT (RSA) \u2013 130 points<br \/>\n2. Rally Cycling (USA) \u2013 92<br \/>\n3. Alpecin-Fenix (Bel) \u2013 89<br \/>\n4. Trek-Segafredo (USA) \u2013 87<br \/>\n5. Israel Start-Up Nation \u2013 77<br \/>\n6. CCC Team (Pol) \u2013 61<br \/>\n7. EF Pro Cycling (USA) \u2013 53<br \/>\n8. Cofidis (Fra) \u2013 51<br \/>\n9. Ineos (GBr) \u2013 36<br \/>\n10. Mitchelton-Scott (Aus) \u2013 35<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Women\u2019s Virtual Tour de France Stage 2<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>It was Laura Stephens who claimed the victory in a thrilling sprint finish on the mountainous stage two.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CCRrLhblBRO\/<\/p>\n<p>Tibco \u2013 Silicon Valley Bank now leads the women\u2019s GC.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Stage 2 results<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>1. Lauren Stephens (USA) Tibco \u2013 Silicon Valley Bank, in 47-32<br \/>\n2. Joss Lowden (GBr) Drops, at same time<br \/>\n3. Erica Magnaldi (Ita) Ceratizit \u2013 WNT<br \/>\n4. Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (Den) FDJ Nouvelle \u2013 Aquitaine Futuroscope<br \/>\n5. Kristen Faulkner (USA) Tibco \u2013 Silicon Valley Bank, all at same time<br \/>\n6. Pauliena Rooijakkers (Ned) CCC, at 15 seconds<br \/>\n7. Sarah Gigante (Aus) Tibco \u2013 Silicon Valley Bank<br \/>\n8. Ella Harris (New Zealand) Canyon-SRAM<br \/>\n9. Anna Henderson (GBr) Sunweb<br \/>\n10. Krista Doebel-Hickok (USA) Rally, all at same time<\/p>\n<h4>General classification<\/h4>\n<p>1. Tibco \u2013 Silicon Valley Bank (USA) \u2013 170 points<br \/>\n2. Drops (GBr) \u2013 111<br \/>\n3. Canyon-SRAM (Ger) \u2013 88<br \/>\n4. Boels Dolmans (Ned) \u2013 60<br \/>\n5. CCC Liv (Pol) \u2013 59<br \/>\n6. Rally Cycling (USA) \u2013 57<br \/>\n7. Twenty20 (USA) \u2013 55<br \/>\n8. Ceratizit-WNT (Ger) \u2013 46<br \/>\n9. FDJ Nouvelle \u2013 Aquitaine Futuroscope (Fra) \u2013 45<br \/>\n10. Trek-Segafredo (USA) \u2013 26<\/p>\n<h2><strong>#Ride2Unite with Ji\u0159\u00ed Je\u017eek<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CCG2failwr-\/<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Fingers crossed<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Its been so long since I had to pack for a long camp\/race with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/deceuninck_qst?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@deceuninck_qst<\/a> that I forget how to pack. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/whatdoibring?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#whatdoibring<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g5FIP4Njod\">pic.twitter.com\/g5FIP4Njod<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sam Bennett (@Sammmy_Be) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sammmy_Be\/status\/1278714038122397700?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h4>What is happening here?<\/h4>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">That moment when you want to cross the street in Amsterdam. The Dutch be like&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PQeJQ8DS9a\">pic.twitter.com\/PQeJQ8DS9a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cycling Professor \ud83d\udeb2 \uea00 (@fietsprofessor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fietsprofessor\/status\/1278691661246324737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it. 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