Cycling-Lafay gives Cofidis first Tour win in 15 years, Pogacar picks up bonuses

The Frenchman, who had showed great form in Saturday's opening stage, powered away with one kilometre to go and did not look back with a reduced bunch breathing down his neck.Belgian Wout van Aert took second place and Slovenian Tadej Pogacar finished third while his UAE Emirates team mate Adam Yates retained the overall leader's yellow jersey.

Two-time Tour winner Pogacar gained a two-second bonus, added to the eight seconds he earned for being first to the top of the Jaizkibel climb, just ahead of defending champion Jonas Vingegaard. The Danish rider picked up five seconds there but now trails his big rival by 11 seconds in the overall standings.Monday's third stage is a 193.5-km ride from Amorebieta Etxano to Bayonne as the race enters France.

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