Watts Occurring Tour de France stage two: Vingegaard, Pogacar and Van der Poel do battle

Luke Rowe and Ben Swift break down Tour de France stage two on Watts Occurring — Vingegaard, Pogačar and Van der Poel's battle in Boulogne-sur-Mer.

By Rouleur Staff

Photography by Zac Willams/SWpix.com

6 JULY 2025 | UPDATED 11.41 PM BST

Ben Swift should have been in France right now, battling the weather and the best riders in the world on a brutal stage two at the Tour.

But, alas, a shoulder fracture and subsequent illness ruled 'Swifty' out of INEOS' Tour selection, so Luke Rowe called him up to get his expert thoughts on Watts Occurring instead.

Today's late climbs lived up to the hype - and while the favourites battled it out up front, we were delighted to see G hanging tough behind.

Two days in and the Tour is already flying.

You can also now watch Watts Occurring on YouTube. Watch the latest pod from G, Luke and co. below.

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