Like the day before, the 2nd step Santos Tour Down Under 2025 was won in a sprint by Sam Welsford once again perfectly led by his team Red Bull-BORA-hansgroheand in particular by its pilot fish Danny Van Poppel. The one who now has five stage victories in the Australian event has overtaken Arne Marit (Intermarché-Wanty) and Bryan Coquard (Cofidis). At the microphone of our special correspondent Jean-François Quénetthe runner-up of the day expressed his satisfaction at grabbing the podium after missing his sprint the day before.
Video – Arne Marit’s reaction to the finish of this 2nd stage
“It’s good for morale”
“I’m really happy especially after yesterday when I missed my sprint even though I was in perfect position. I had a puncture before the last bump and I knew it was going to be hard to come back, I was in a good place, but I no longer had the legs. Yesterday was a real shame, but today I’m second so it’s good for morale. With the bump 20 kilometers from the finish I knew it was going to be difficult, but I managed to get back into the peloton 10 kilometers from the finish. Thanks to my teammates because they never doubted and that is the most important thing for me. I really wanted to do the Tour Down Under and I already have a 2nd place. For this season I would like to win at least once because I have been in the team for two years and I have not won yet..
Santos Tour Down Under – Classification of the 2nd stage
Santos Tour Down Under – Provisional general classification after the 2nd stage
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