Results Tour of Holland 2025 Stage 2 | Ethan Hayter wins against the clock again to regain overall race lead

Ethan Hayter has produced a dominant ride to win Stage 2 of the 2025 Tour of Holland, his second win against the clock in three days in the Netherlands, with the Brit regaining the race lead in the process.

The second stage of the 2025 NIBC Tour of Holland saw riders tackle a 14.8-kilometre individual time trial around Etten-Leur, with damp roads and technical corners testing bike handling as much as pure power. Early leader Johan Price-Pejtersen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) set the first strong reference time of 17 minutes 44 seconds, before Rik van der Wal and Ward Vanhoof came close but couldn’t dislodge the Dane from the hot seat.

That changed when Daan Hoole (Lidl-Trek) hit the course. The Dutch national champion was in control from the start, clocking 8m28s at the intermediate split — 17 seconds quicker than Price-Pejtersen — before stopping the clock at 17m14s, half a minute faster than anyone before him. His average speed of over 53 km/h confirmed both form and precision on a tricky, twisting course.

Jan Tratnik (Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe) then came closest, finishing just six seconds down on Hoole to move into provisional second. Moments later, Bart Lemmen (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) slotted into third, a further three seconds adrift after a strong late effort.

Behind them, Yves Lampaert (Soudal - Quick-Step) finished just off the podium at +10s, while Alec Segaert (Lotto) also featured near the top of the intermediate times before fading slightly. Cameron Rogers, after a delayed start due to technical issues with the new BMX-style gate, slipped to ninth at the finish.

In the battle for the general classification, Olav Kooij (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) lost significant time at the first split, while all eyes turned to the final pair — Ethan Hayter (Soudal - Quick-Step) and race leader Jacob Söderqvist (Lidl-Trek) — as they hit the course in the closing moments.

Soderqvist started quickest, three seconds up at the intermediate split, but Hayter’s stronger second half proved decisive. The Brit crossed the line 15 seconds faster than Laporte, with Soderqvist finishing four seconds slower to concede both the stage and the orange leader’s jersey.