This will NEVER Happen Again | Mathieu van der Poel Takes Yellow at Tour de France 2021

Lanterne Rouge presents highlights of Stage 2 of the Tour de France 2021, a 183.5 km stage which took riders from Perros-Guirec to Mûr-de-Bretagne Guerlédan. Another punchy stage, with Julian Alaphilippe in the yellow jersey and two ascents of the Mur de Bretagne for riders like Mathieu van der Poel, Primoz Roglic and Tadej Pogacar to attack for the stage win.
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Professional road cycling pundit Lanterne Rouge presents highlights of stage 2 / résumé étape 2 / resumen etapa 2 of the Tour de France 2021. Mathieu van der Poel (MVDP) Alpecin-Fenix wins the stage and takes the yellow jersey followed by Tadej Pogačar UAE-Team Emirates and Primož Roglič Team Jumbo-Visma.

[@Mr.Morten]

Starting off the Tour with back to back uphill finishes is brilliant, most exciting start of a grand tour I've ever seen

[@oscarlindvall1053]

You are not wrong about the stages but I am not so sure it's the right call for the Tour "long term" since it might already have spoiled some of the GT game.

[@neoneherefrom5836]

@@oscarlindvall1053 good point. A time trial / prologue start is one thing if it’s relatively flat but starting off with mountains sets the tone pretty early.

[@axol1238]

Also the most cursed start to a tour I've ever seen.

[@francesco_navarro]

Confirmed: Nairo was going for green at the finale

[@Symbioticism]

MVDP is the most aesthetic rider in the peloton right now, closely edging out Alaf. Those attacks are godly to behold. Thermobiblical.

[@iansteelmatheson]

plus he's gonna try to compete in the olympics in MTB.... he has a legit shot at a medal (like Sagan did in 2016) and we all know how good he is at cyclocross

[@josh33172]

@@iansteelmatheson Exactly the reason why many consider him the best cyclist in the world right now. Not a single other person on earth is winning TDF stages, considered a WCS favorite in both MTB and CX. His talent is disgusting.

[@divankon]

@@iansteelmatheson 'III iirc s

[@kylehagertybanana]

eww fanboy cringe

[@keirfarnum6811]

His finish in the Amstel Gold was beastly! He just rode everyone to the finish. That was impressive!

[@brian1971berry]

With riders like MVDP and Alaphilippe riding with their hearts on their sleeves, who could not enjoy this racing. We so badly need these characters in racing.

[@ktakashismith]

"Declerq 400W on the front, you know how it beee..." I might have suffered minor heat stroke earlier today but that got me chuckling.

[@chrispyy606060606]

I love the insane power, passion and emotion from MVDP. What a talent.

[@pauljansen1137]

What a brutal display of power....MVDP is in a league of his own!!!!

[@Tilemason1]

If I ever get my truck stuck in the mud MVDP could pull it out on his mtn bike. Crazy power

[@dpixvid]

That was impressive...

[@gabrieljohannson6777]

Yeah MVDP just flicked the afterburners and took off. Incredible. Would love to see the power output to that section.

[@Flakey101]

I think Pidcock would like a word after how close they were to each other at the start of the season.

[@sidimannn]

@@Flakey101 I really like Pidcock....but two explosions within 15km on the Mur and Alaphilippe, Van Aert, Pogacar and Roglic in their best form couldn't follow. And you start with Pidcock?

[@simonz5905]

Beautiful. MDVP goal all along was to get the jersey his grandfather never had. Winning his first Tour de France stage was only instrumental

[@caminodesantiagowalker1263]

It's been thrilling, and we're being spoilt. LR captures the excitement and the key moves perfectly. If Cav wins tomorrow, I'm taking a week off work to bask in the glory.

[@zzhughesd]

Just beautiful. Just beautiful. Fricking awesome. MVP emotions breaking down just crystallise the beauty of cycling. Still cannot decide which stage win preferred. Defo being spoiled

[@mtbalex6937]

He is my new favorite cyclist. He makes his grandpa so proud. R.I.P Polidor

[@push_karrr18]

The perfect TDF start, now we just want Wout in yellow after ITT and then the Pog & Rog show!

[@zzhughesd]

I’m literally shaking my head like when MVP won Amstel Gold the other year how good this years TDF start is.

[@islandsfuldkorn]

Yeah only a couple humongous crashes and broken bones. Great start.

[@mauritsbol4806]

Only for third wheel Nairoman to clinch it on the final stage. The dream...

[@p_Lama_q]

@@islandsfuldkorn the crashes were big, but luckily not that man riders got injuree, compared to last year

[@eddiel7635]

@@mauritsbol4806 why would we want that?

[@n.j.t262]

One of the greatest days of cycling ever. Period. No discussion. So much power and raw emotion. Everything alligned that day.

[@joewakelin198]

I really hope mvdp sprints tomorrow in the yellow Jersey, that would be an awesome sight

[@seppoleonvervloet132]

Doubt it he already has merlier and philippsen in his team

[@calumsutherland4927]

That would be incredibly stupid given alpecin have 2 guys who have actually won bunch sprints against better competition then after Prime Trentin

[@chrisko6439]

@@seppoleonvervloet132 ​ @Calum Sutherland Merlier is injured after the crash on stage 1.

[@Agnitlafr]

@@chrisko6439 This comment didn't age well...

[@markachternaam5207]

Even better: he was the lead out man in yellow!

[@cospinan]

Van der poel was amazing... and Nairo did great. For a Colombian living in the Nederlands this stage was Gold.

[@lennyyoung2591]

Mega love to Mvdp and PouPou!!!!! Mathieu is legend like his Grandfather...God Bless such racing from the HEART

[@zzhughesd]

LR LR LR LR. We’re being treated. AlaF then MVP. Cannot split which win think deserved more praise. Just amazing balls.

[@Tilemason1]

I have to say the ASO deserve a ton of praise, this is the most exciting start to a TDF in many moons. I'm gonna give the ASO a 9.3 for these first two stages. I bumped it up the .3 for the fact they want to put abounty on that stupid ladies head. Chapeau ASO now stop fining for stupid stuff. Ok Rave and Rant over.

[@erickLguzman]

MVDP deserves way more praise. Had Jala not peacocked So much, he would be in yellow still

[@zzhughesd]

@@erickLguzman put that way totally agree

[@ryanphelan6861]

19 more stages to come too... Won't be like these but incredible in different way. These two guys handle bikes like futbol played handles the ball .... they are so talented and we are we are so lucky he couldn't do more to deserve jersey. He's so good

[@captainsushi24]

@@erickLguzman legit how embarrassing for Ala

[@hilltop1972]

Here in 2022 we would likely say Wout is a better rider this year. But no one can deny MVDPs ability to win in a way that makes one remember that win for years on. I would say the most exciting rider in decades

[@Swampster70]

I always like watching Mathieu. He lets the legs do the talking. Hope he gets his back issues sorted out this year.

[@coolhandluke1978]

You had us all at THERMONUCLEAR!!!

[@captainsushi24]

THESE ARE SO DAMN GOOD

[@fragfarmerCA]

I genuinely shed a tear when I watched that interview. We can be so thankful to have a rider like MVDP who's riding style is so entertaining, doing away with all those conventions and predictability.

[@ruiloureiro3167]

Haven’t watched the video yet but I beg to disagree, today it was a thermobiblical one, if not for the whole meaning of it, the prophecy fulfilled, the missing brick, the closing loop of 3 generations! MVDP makes me enjoy even more this sport, in a new way.

[@johnglenn30csardas]

I watch the Eurosport highlights like a travel film. Makes me want to go to these places, but really gives me no real feeling for what happened in the race. Your highlights give the feeling of the race, what was happening and why. Tourneys licensing arrangements are really working well for your videos. I hope they are working well for you financially. All the best, and welcome to Europe from an American in Hungary!

[@mroo_rs2735]

The highlights of LR could be even better concerning the footage because I think he's a bit restricted. His highlights have the exact same race footage as the official won from the TdF channel

[@janbregar2561]

@@mroo_rs2735 I think he is only allowed like 8 mins of footage to be shown which is a shame because there are so many more details that happen and are important for the race to be shown..

[@BG-kj5wb]

totally agree with the difference between a scenic video of the event vs actually feeling it in the LR vids

[@mroo_rs2735]

@@janbregar2561 that's what I think as well

[@harrimann]

The new generation cyclist are ripping up the racing, without looking at their wattage, switching of the computers. These riders are racing instinctive, so much more fun to watch.

[@michaelleedham7738]

Moves like this are close to requiring a new level above thermonuclear

[@Foster_B]

It’s called thermobiblical

[@jesseharkonen2006]

@@Foster_B And above that bibliconuclear :D

[@stevemt3238]

Thank you, MVDP. Pou-Pou finally has his yellow jersey.

[@joewakelin198]

Wtf Greipel literally won this stage did you not see him launch past mvdp at 1800w

[@LanterneRougeCycling]

He was too fast for the TDF cameras to catch him

[@joewakelin198]

@@LanterneRougeCycling he'll win tomorrow too

[@samuele8361]

*18000w

[@endlesscyclist1212]

*8000watt

[@MacZussie]

His problem is the muscles weigh a lot (more than fat or no fat btw), so he needs to put on more watts for the w/pounds ratio.

[@ryanphelan6861]

MVDP made me cry like a girl at a twilight movie. To have the presence of mind to grab the eight seconds and then to finish it off like that top3 best stage wins I've ever seen. Like compiegne came to mind. Vdp is such a strong boy

[@quxify]

i really just hope we get Ide and Perez in the break again to fight for the jersey, it makes the first few hours so much more entertaining

[@steve5407]

Such a good stage summary! The use of freeze-frame and showing where the key players are is really helpful - Thanks LR!

[@wiesorix]

I just wonder how close Pogiboy and Roglic could have come yesterday and today if they weren't looking at eachother... Also, look at that MvdP's chest go during the interview. That's a lot of oxygen to power those muscles

[@dominicbritt]

Pogacar and Roglic are chasing the GC not glamour puss stage wins. The mountains in week 3 is were it’s at, not the foothills on day 2

[@mahmomahmic9603]

Roglic and Pogacar are saving the energy for the parts that matter for them.

[@kovar2344]

INEOS is losing this hardcore so far

[@Sampsonoff]

Poor Richie 😭

[@CEOCaveman]

competition is fierce this year, many strong riders, every stage you don't know who is gonna win, that makes cycling so exciting this year. our heroes are making a spectacle and there are many heroes in the peloton today

[@100milesandrunnin]

You’re killing it with these world cycling insights. Thank you and thanks for the contents

[@JanetWilliams01]

Appreciate your reporting style, LR. Thank you SO MUCH. Keep up the good work!

[@emilioc700]

Agree, the most exciting start to a Tour in recent memory

[@bertie1993]

Banging analysis again my guy!

[@maartenholsboer50]

The best TDF recaps available right here!

[@adventuresona700dollarhard5]

Best coverage in racing.

[@starshamanalex5008]

this and chris horners channel the best on youtube, thank you!

[@MacZussie]

I first watched Matthieu van der Poel riding ten years ago in cyclocross by the age of 16 when he had no opponent at Junior level and the only remaining question was, how many of the bunch will he lap today? Wout van Aert always was racing an age class above, yet not a serial winner due to very talented competition. However, when WvA's age class made their impact on cyclocross Elite level, they totally took over and put many renowned cyclocrossers into retirement, as they raised the competition level significantly. Soon followed by MvdP, who dramatically shortened his young guns period to level up into Elite for even more excitement. Since then, Wout remained the only serious competitor who is able to beat a Matthieu on from. But it's not only his display of power, it's the combination with incredible technical skills as well. When "Superman" MvdP overplayed his crazy game in cyclocross, "Hulk, the mud monster" WvA, on eye-level in terms of brute force, was taking over...

[@evanallen4539]

This video is gonna absolutely bang, perfect SEO optimization from LR

[@fuzzybee3788]

Tomorrow: Greipel will attack solo at the start and be chased down over the first 50km by Cavendish. the winner will come from an unexpected attack at 40km to go, with Buchmann and Kruijswijk. The former will use his better acceleration to take a victory in the sprint. Cees Bol will win the sprint for third. Schelling will be in the (second) break and will celebrate one mountain point.

[@dididubalier2196]

You are feeling brave today hahah

[@nuttynut722]

whatever you are smoking I want some

[@SHELLBOTNIK11]

Best in the biz...so pumped youve got the footage rights for this one!

[@dieseldizzy]

Great analysis. What a fantastic TDF. 19 more stages to go.

[@jacobdeangelis7702]

Love you Lantern

[@joelguerin-simard3415]

What an exciting start for this year tour! Im sad I have to go to work tomorrow instead of just hyper caffeinate myself watching the tour follow by the lrcp pod. . .

[@mor2bz]

good coverage; thanks for incl. all the footage. In prev. vids I had seen too much discussion/analysis and too little footage. Best analysis I have seen. Better than the Move or Butterfly effect. Thanks.

[@Bokuma01]

This one was a gamma ray burst level of wattage.

[@thebikepacker6982]

MVDP is the powerhouse of a cell xD

[@gareth2467]

chapeau MVDP chapeau 👏🙏👏

[@joncrennes]

Excellent video, thanks! Cav all the way for me!

[@johnrectangle6034]

MVDP is thinking about his grandad,Raymond Poulidor,a French champion,nicknamed Poupou.Poulidor was on the box of the TDF eight times .Last time he was forty.Poulidor,who won more than 180 races(Milan San Remo and a Vuelta),never won the TDF,and never had the Yellow Jersey.

[@endofthelinex1]

MVDP the goat

[@cyclingnerddelux698]

Best coverage on the interwebs.

[@mohamadjamil3164]

I admire and appreciate this rider a lot

[@santiagomartinez4363]

It's good that you remind us to like your vids, if it was for me I'd have a button that auto likes all of your vids if that helps create more content.

[@joshmagrum3552]

best. cycling. coverage. anywhere.

[@foldupaudi7645]

Exactly what I wanted! MVDP Keep it up

[@michaelhansen7516]

Great start to the tour

[@st14]

Sonny Cobrrelli made a knucklehead move :)

[@adamarchie]

Yeah, he got carried away. Must have felt like he had good legs but, seriously, trying to out-punch MVDP and Alaphilippe on that gradient... 🤷‍♂️

[@epincion]

Tomorrow looks a great stage given that there are so many great sprinters who could win. I suppose it will all come down the legs, luck, team support and coordination

[@Steveness100]

Great start to Le Tour!

[@whatwelearned]

Ineos crack me up. Don't know how to do anything else so they just lead out everyone else so Thomas can go ahead and lose time. They're done already.

[@MrTuxy]

Ever since they have stopped naming their GC rider it has been like this. They have their training pulling but the train does not know who it is pulling for, what a mess.

[@philipk4475]

It's not about leading out, it's about staying in the front to make sure that Thomas stays protected from any crashes that might happen mid-peloton

[@TraianusImperator]

@@philipk4475 Well, Thomas didn't crash so that worked out perfectly.

[@skippypicasso]

Ended up using last year’s discount code at Le Col, I don’t know if this year’s isn’t working or I entered the wrong thing, but I just wanted to support your sponsor because I really like your work

[@markcavandish1295]

Incredible

[@espowari]

It's all about the sunnies. Also the custom 'Nairoman' logo is great!

[@orangeorphan]

Beautiful riding from MVDP.

[@Tom-ev6we]

„Otherwise nairoman will come and get you“ Even I could beat nairoman in a fight, and I weigh 52kg, and lost at wii sports boxing. Empty threat

[@philipmeisterl]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@HeidiLandRover]

He's not going to fight you; he's going to stare into your eyes and suck out your soul.

[@urbanjungle9600]

It’s turning out to be an incredible race so far and MVDP is so deserving of the win. The only thing that could better that would be Cavendish winning a stage.

[@hugovanderwel]

Sick

[@mackiechang]

liked and subscribed

[@matthewk3233]

Best TDF stage last year. emotional and before he broke his back.

[@rlxd85]

The becoming legend MvdP

[@mickywakey]

The moment with Nairo and Van Der Poel charging away from the peleton. Scenes.

[@Estoile]

Weird to think van der poel probably won't finish the tour because he wants to win the mountainbiking gold medal at the olympics.

[@Repiiv88]

I hope he'll stay through at least the first rest day. Stage 10 looks very winnable if he can manage to go into a good break away. Departing after a bang!

[@RaisedonTwoWheels]

MvdP is an absolute beast!

[@fredhubbard7210]

Everyone follows the leaders.... you (of all people) need to follow the Lanterne Rouge!

[@theRealDavidn]

MvdP - Class act!!

[@znalniaskas]

Great highlights video and recap! When are you going to roast our Velogames teams?

[@zzhughesd]

All best M Soleur. Fractures double arms. Christ. This is why I want my 4 year old in Pro cycling and don’t. At least can dream of my son in TDF over next I5 years.

[@chrisko6439]

You know what he has to do in order to become a pro? In any kind of sport?

[@zzhughesd]

@@chrisko6439 why of course. I’m living on lottery odds !!!!

[@seppoleonvervloet132]

Cant wait to see everyones favorite rider to win tomorrow. Im talking about Bouhani of course

[@sgroadie6367]

VdP won the genetic lottery big time! Great win.

[@mikehydropneumatic2583]

Op de meet wijst ie naar Raymond Polydor. Geweldige rit!

[@doingit66]

His leg muscles are looking crazy as well

[@nigelstead8424]

I don't think this was thermo-nuclear. I think this was MVDP's first thermo-emotional win.

[@stevemoran2008]

Watching MVDP close down and then come over the top of NairoMan on a climb in the TDF is so very strangely satisfying....

[@bobmclennan1727]

Smart money is on Ewan tomorrow, but I'm rooting for Cav to pull out one more win this year.

[@0kojack0]

He got it 💪🏻

[@bobmclennan1727]

@@0kojack0 Hell yeah

[@kovar2344]

Now we need, FreeWout Hashtag XD

[@danm9297]

Ineos need Big Ring Bernal back for le Tour next year.

[@user-wy2rz3fr3t]

Bernal would be absolutely destroyed by the slovenians.

[@HeidiLandRover]

"Nairoman will come & get you!" - No sleep for me tonight...

[@abcD-wf9yr]

Whats your thoughts on froome today?

[@MrGWils]

MVDP is the only reason to watch the tour.

[@bigchungus8126]

Richie 'Future Iron Man Champ' Porte

[@MrCupnoodle12]

Just starting to learn more about racing, who determines which rider on a team is going to be a GC contender? Is it determined by the team before the race begins?

[@drewcama5481]

Is Saigan and Bora going to show up tomorrow or has the green jersey left Peter for good.?

[@dieterloos7382]

in this vid lr clearly didn't know yet that colbrelli evolved from a climby sprinty boy to a sprinty climby boy

[@charliedillon1400]

Was Soler the Movistar jersey I saw getting absolutely drilled in the back by another falling rider in the video footage?

[@adamarchie]

Es un Nairoman 👌

[@bfilly]

Es un Nairoman