Isaac del Toro of UAE Team Emirates XRG won Stage 2 of the Tour de France on the Montjuïc circuit in Barcelona, with teammate Tadej Pogačar finishing second. The 168.5 km stage was completed in 3:40:01 according to reports, and del Toro’s victory was celebrated on the line by Pogačar, who congratulated him after the finish. The result gave del Toro his first Tour de France stage win and placed him high on the stage classifications; race coverage showed UAE Team Emirates-XRG controlling the peloton on the final climbs. Alex Molenaar took the intermediate climb points, and several teams including Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe and Decathlon-CMA CGM were active at the front earlier in the stage. Race footage and posts highlighted Montjuïc as the decisive finishing circuit and noted the peloton’s tightened gaps as UAE Team Emirates increased the pace in the closing kilometers.
