LIEGE, Belgium: German Marcel Kittel of the Quick-Step Floors team claimed his 10th Tour de France victory when he won the second stage, a 203.5-km ride from Duesseldorf, Germany, on Sunday.
France’s Arnaud Demare (FDJ) took second place with German Andre Greipel (Lotto Soudal) third. Britain’s Geraint Thomas of Team Sky retained the overall leader’s yellow jersey. — Reuters
Stage 2 Results: 1. Marcel Kittel (Germany/Quick-Step) 4:37:06” 2. Arnaud Demare (France/FDJ) ST 3. Andre Greipel (Germany/Lotto) 4. Mark Cavendish (Britain/Dimension Data) 5. Dylan Groenewegen (Netherlands/LottoNL) 6. Sonny Colbrelli (Italy/Bahrain) 7. Ben Swift (Britain/UAE Team Emirates) 8. Nacer Bouhanni (France/Cofidis) 9. Michael Matthews (Australia/Sunweb) 10. Peter Sagan (Slovakia/BORA) 11. Andrea Pasqualon (Italy/Wanty)
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