{"id":295707,"date":"2025-07-27T11:10:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T11:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/295707\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T11:10:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T11:10:16","slug":"tour-de-france-femmes-stage-2-live-charlotte-kool-does-not-start-second-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/295707\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour de France Femmes stage 2 LIVE &#8211; Charlotte Kool does not start second day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Refresh <\/p>\n<p>2025-07-27T11:08:01.434Z<\/p>\n<p>The gap is starting to come down as EF Education-Oatly, Certizit, Visma-Lease a Bike, Live-AlUla-Jayco, Movistar, Uno-X Mobility and AG Insurance-Soudal battle to control the peloton.<\/p>\n<p>2025-07-27T11:05:45.679Z<\/p>\n<p>The gap sits at 1&#8217;15&#8221; up to the break of Koch and Biannic.<\/p>\n<p>2025-07-27T11:05:28.546Z<\/p>\n<p>Faulkner went down with Dominika W\u0142odarczyk (UAE Team ADQ) as Elena Pirrone (Roland), Sylvie Swinkels (Roland) and Thalita De Jong (Human Powered Health) are gtting back in after their crash.<\/p>\n<p>2025-07-27T11:03:20.143Z<br \/>\nCrash!<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Kristen Faulkner (EF Education-Oatly) goes down along with a rider from UAE Team ADQ.<\/p>\n<p>2025-07-27T11:02:45.910Z<\/p>\n<p>Molenaar was caught by a new counter attack including Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Visma-Lease a Bike) but that is swiftly closed down.<\/p>\n<p>2025-07-27T10:59:04.026Z<\/p>\n<p>Two teams who have lost their main leaders involved in the break today. Movistar do still have Liane Lippert but she crashed hard yesterday so may struggle to perform.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea Franziska Koch and \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 @audebiannic have escaped from the peloton, creating a small gap of 35 seconds.\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea Franziska Koch et \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 @audebiannic se sont \u00e9chapp\u00e9es du peloton, elles ont cr\u00e9\u00e9 un l\u00e9ger \u00e9cart de 35 secondes #TDFF2025 l #WatchTheFemmes l @GoZwift pic.twitter.com\/Bb6R84iPhj<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/1949421930890879175\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>2025-07-27T10:57:24.222Z<\/p>\n<p>Koch and Biannic now have 1&#8217;18&#8221; on the peloton and 1&#8217;11&#8221; over Molenaar.<\/p>\n<p>2025-07-27T10:56:06.110Z<br \/>\nCrash!<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Multiple riders down from St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93, Cofidis, Roland and Human Powered Health riders down.<\/p>\n<p>2025-07-27T10:55:19.057Z<\/p>\n<p>Laura Molenaar (VolkerWessels) launches clear of the peloton to try and bridge to Koch and Biannnic.<\/p>\n<p>2025-07-27T10:54:01.700Z<\/p>\n<p>Teruel sits up and is waiting for the peloton and is caught. Quickly followed by new moves.<\/p>\n<p>2025-07-27T10:53:10.990Z<\/p>\n<p>Alba Teruel (Laboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi) is the rider trying to bridge the gap to the two leaders.<\/p>\n<p>2025-07-27T10:51:53.563Z<\/p>\n<p>One rider is trying to bridge to gap to Koch and Biannic with the gap at just over 40&#8243;.<\/p>\n<p>2025-07-27T10:49:20.624Z<\/p>\n<p>The gap to Biannic and Koch is growing still to 35&#8243; over the peloton.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.65%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PuoB8u7JYF9PHiFHfe8WFn.jpg\" alt=\"Breakaway on stage two of the Tour de France Femmes 2025.\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PuoB8u7JYF9PHiFHfe8WFn.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PuoB8u7JYF9PHiFHfe8WFn.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>2025-07-27T10:48:54.577Z<\/p>\n<p>In the jerseys today:<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Yellow &#8211; Marianne Vos (NED) Visma-Lease a Bike)<br \/>Green &#8211; Demi Vollering (NED) FDJ-Suez*<br \/>Polka-dots &#8211; Elise Chabbey (SUI) FDJ-Suez<br \/>White &#8211; Julie Bego (FRA) Cofidis<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*Vollering is 3rd in points standings behind Vos and Kim Le Court (AG Insurance-Soudal), who wears her Mauritian nation champions jersey.<\/p>\n<p>2025-07-27T10:46:24.981Z<br \/>\n100km to go<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Koch and Biannic are extending their gap ever so slightly to 14&#8243; over the peloton.<\/p>\n<p>2025-07-27T10:45:02.831Z<\/p>\n<p>Most combative rider of yesterday, Franziska Koch (Picnic-PostNL), is at it again as she joins Aude Biannic (Movistar) on the latest attack.<\/p>\n<p>2025-07-27T10:43:49.980Z<\/p>\n<p>A new attack goes with two riders getting a gap.<\/p>\n<p>2025-07-27T10:43:14.890Z<\/p>\n<p>Jastrab caught by the peloton as riders are already struggling at the back and losing touch.<\/p>\n<p>2025-07-27T10:40:24.586Z<\/p>\n<p>The counter move is caught with about 5&#8243; up to Jastrab.<\/p>\n<p>2025-07-27T10:39:45.326Z<\/p>\n<p>Three riders are trying to bridge to Jastrab but no-one has a good gap on the bunch.<\/p>\n<p>2025-07-27T10:38:40.110Z<\/p>\n<p>The team of yellow jersey Marianne Vos, Visma-Lease a Bike, are leading the peloton with Megan Jastrab (Picnic-PostNL) solo out front with a small gap.<\/p>\n<p>2025-07-27T10:36:56.273Z<\/p>\n<p>New attackers at the front of the peloton as the early break tries to form.<\/p>\n<p>2025-07-27T10:36:09.525Z<\/p>\n<p>The weather is cloudy and sitting round 20\u00b0c with a possibility of rain.<\/p>\n<p>2025-07-27T10:34:08.384Z<\/p>\n<p>Immediately attacks come with Cofidis being the first to launch but it doesn&#8217;t last long and the bunch is together again.<\/p>\n<p>2025-07-27T10:33:34.742Z<br \/>\n110.4km to go<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The official start is given and racing begins on stage two of the Tour de France Femmes 2025.<\/p>\n<p>2025-07-27T10:25:06.749Z<\/p>\n<p>Multiple riders calling for the team car with issues including Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) and Marie Le Net (FDJ-Suez).<\/p>\n<p>2025-07-27T10:15:35.444Z<\/p>\n<p>Roughly 15 minutes to the official start.<\/p>\n<p>2025-07-27T10:14:46.393Z<\/p>\n<p>Early mechanical for Letizia Borghesi (EF Education-Oatly) but it is a long neutral today of over 11km, so the start shouldn&#8217;t be a standing start like yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>2025-07-27T10:13:27.433Z<\/p>\n<p>With Marlen Reusser (Movistar) abandoning the race yesterday and Charlotte Kool (Picnic-PostNL) DNSing today, that leaves 152 riders on the start line today.<\/p>\n<p>2025-07-27T10:10:18.071Z<br \/>\nNeutral start<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The riders have started the neutralised zone in Brest.<\/p>\n<p>2025-07-27T10:07:41.724Z<\/p>\n<p>The first action point of today&#8217;s stage come after just over 45km of racing with the intermediate sprint in Ch\u00e2teaulin.<\/p>\n<p>2025-07-27T10:04:34.621Z<\/p>\n<p>It is a special day for Kerbaol today as she starts in her hometown of Brest&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;J&#8217;esp\u00e8re qu&#8217;on va faire de super belles choses aujourd&#8217;hui et que vous serez fi\u00e8res de vos Bretons&#8221; &#8211; \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 @CedrineKerbaolC\u00e9drine at home having fun with the crowd this morning#TDFF2025 l #WatchTheFemmes l @GoZwift pic.twitter.com\/RcItaLFZk8<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/1949407669825003788\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>2025-07-27T10:03:46.304Z<\/p>\n<p>One non-starter today is the sprinting star and winner of two stages at this race last year, Charlotte Kool (Picnic-PostNL), leaves the race after not recovering from her crash in the recent Baloise Ladies Tour.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Unfortunately @charlotte_kool has not responded well to the intensity of yesterday after her crash in Belgium and won&#8217;t start today&#8217;s #TDFF2025 stage \ud83d\ude14Beterschap, Charlotte! \ud83e\udde1\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7\ud83d\udd17https:\/\/t.co\/882jZyZjHb\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1\ud83d\udd17https:\/\/t.co\/gMJGwyjXXo pic.twitter.com\/ILHW2gcTrZ<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/1949401881949667642\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>2025-07-27T10:00:20.954Z<\/p>\n<p>The neutral start is in around 10 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>2025-07-27T09:59:49.936Z<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday&#8217;s stage gave some surprises. Elisa Longo-Borghini (UAE Team ADQ) being over a minute down in GC after bonus seconds was not on most people&#8217;s bingo cards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The Italian champion and double Giro d&#8217;Italia Women winner was right towards the front at the start of the final climb yesterday but disappeared, finishing in 39th place 52&#8243; down. Equaling 1&#8217;02&#8221; after bonuses.<\/p>\n<p>2025-07-27T09:53:15.934Z<\/p>\n<p>To have a deeper dive into today&#8217;s stage, have a look at our stage two preview&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;&gt;&gt; <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/races\/tour-de-france-femmes-2025\/stage-2\/preview\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/races\/tour-de-france-femmes-2025\/stage-2\/preview\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Tour de France Femmes 2025 Stage 2 preview \u2013 Can Marianne Vos defend yellow on another hilly finale?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/gUyNncGDfeBgXmDXYthtPf.jpg\" alt=\"PLUMELEC, FRANCE - JULY 26: (L-R) Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig of Denmark and Team CANYON\/\/SRAM zondacrypto, Franziska Koch of Germany and Team Picnic PostNL and a general view of the peloton competing during the 4th Tour de France Femmes 2025, Stage 1 a 78.8km stage from Vannes to Plumelec \/ #UCIWWT \/ on July 26, 2025 in Plumelec, France. (Photo by Szymon Gruchalski\/Getty Images)\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/gUyNncGDfeBgXmDXYthtPf.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/gUyNncGDfeBgXmDXYthtPf.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>2025-07-27T09:48:30.979Z<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s stage starts in the home town of Cedrine Kerbaol (EF Educaton-Oatly), Brest, and finishes in Quimper after 110.4km.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">There are three category four climbs and one cat three climb as well as the usual intermediate sprint. However, today there is the first of the bonus sprints which comes with just over 20km to go, shortly after the first passage of the finish line in Quimper.<\/p>\n<p>2025-07-23T20:42:25.843Z<\/p>\n<p>Bonjour and welcome to our live updates of the Tour de France Femmes stage two from Brest to Quimper.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Refresh 2025-07-27T11:08:01.434Z The gap is starting to come down as EF Education-Oatly, Certizit, Visma-Lease a Bike, Live-AlUla-Jayco, Movistar,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295708,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4104],"tags":[4230,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-295707","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-cycling","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114924894898017268","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=295707"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295707\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/295708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=295707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=295707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=295707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}