Taylor Phinney (Cannondale-Drapac) and Yoann Offredo (Wanty-Gobert) spent a wet 200 kilometres in the breakaway only to be caught by the peloton in the final stretch. An untidy sprint ensued with Quick-Step Floors’s Marcel Kittel appearing from the pack when it counted, crossing the line first ahead of Arnaud Démare (FDJ).
Stage 2 Highlights
Last Kilometre – Stage 2
2017 Tour de France Stage 2 results:
1. Marcel Kittel, 04H 37′ 06″
2. Arnaud Demare, 04H 37′ 06″
3. Andreé Greipel, 04H 37′ 06″
4. Mark Cavendish, 04H 37′ 06″
5. Dylan Groenewegen, 04H 37′ 06″
6. Sonny Colbrelli, 04H 37′ 06″
7. Ben Swift, 04H 37′ 06″
8. Nacer Bouhanni, 04H 37′ 06″
9. Michael Matthews, 04H 37′ 06″
10. Peter Sagan, 04H 37′ 06″
Tour de France standings after Stage 2
1. Geraint Thomas, 04H 53′ 10″
2. Stefan Küeng, 04H 53′ 15″ + 00′ 05″
3. Marcel Kittel, 04H 53′ 16″ + 00′ 06″
4. Vasili Kiryienka, 04H 53′ 17″ + 00′ 07″
5. Matteo Trentin, 04H 53′ 20″ + 00′ 10″
6. Chris Froome, 04H 53′ 22″ + 00′ 12″
7. Jos van Emden, 04H 53′ 25″ + 00′ 15″
8. Michal Kwiatkowski, 04H 53′ 25″ + 00′ 15″
9. Edvald Boasson Hagen, 04H 53′ 26″ + 00′ 16″
10. Nikias Arndt, 04H 53′ 26″ + 00′ 16″
