#general-classification

#general-classification

Sylvain Moniquet (Cofidis) took his first professional victory on stage 2 of the Tour du Limousin-Périgord, timing an attack perfectly in the final 2km to win solo in Grèzes as the general classification favourites failed to get a chase together. The 27-year-old Belgian went away from a fractured lead breakaway group and held a narrow lead to the line, with Alexandre Delettre (TotalEnergies) taking second eight seconds later and Ewen Costiou (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) third, a further three seconds back.

I'm absolutely destroyed. I can't believe it. Already to win one stage of the Tour is incredible, from a break, but now from the GC group, and against some of the strongest riders in the world, it feels like I'm dreaming. I don't know what I just did.

Pogacar leads the GC with a time of 61hr 50min 16sec, with only two riders within 10 minutes, showing a significant gap.

Marianne Vos aims for a strong performance in the 2025 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, focusing on supporting Pauline Ferrand-Prévot for a good general classification finish.

"I was a bit afraid of this stage because it was expected to be a bunch sprint, and it was a very technical finale with narrow roads and a lot of corners. It's not what I like to do in life," Reusser said afterwards.

Ben O'Connor finished 21st in stage 5 of the Tour de France, 1:47 down on winner Remco Evenepoel, and moved up 12 places in the GC.

Mie Bjørndal Ottestad achieved a career milestone by winning stage 2 of Vuelta a Burgos Fémina, outpacing Marlen Reusser in a final sprint.

Demi Vollering demonstrated her strength during stage 5 of La Vuelta Femenina, attacking three kilometers from the summit and securing a solo victory on the climb to Lagunas de Neila.