Tour de Suisse 2024 stage 2 GC Update: Yves Lampaert holds onto Maillot Jaune; two UAE in the Top 5
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After his victory in the short time-trial on stage 1, Yves Lampaert has kept a hold of the Maillot Jaune at the 2024 Tour de Suisse on stage 2. Although the day was decided by a final sprint, changes were still expected in the top 10 of the overall classification and that's largely how things worked out.
The stage winner was Bryan Coquard. The Cofidis sprinter won the final sprint ahead of Michael Matthews and Arnaud de Lie after the peloton caught the breakaway 10 km from the finish, just at the end of the Regensberg climb. This result meant that Yves Lampaert kept the yellow jersey for at least one more day, an achievement already for the Soudal Quick-Step rider.
From here is where we start to see the changes. Stefan Bissegger loses his 2nd position and drops out of the Top 10 after today's stage as he didn't make it in time with the peloton to the final sprint. This leaves Ethan Hayter as provisional 2nd overall, 4 seconds behind Lampaert. In the same way, Joao Almeida enters the provisional podium, now 3rd, seven seconds behind the yellow jersey.
Returning to the Top 10 of the general classification, UAE Team Emirates has Finn Fisher-Black 4th next to Almeida. Michael Matthews moves up to 5th position thanks to his 2nd place in the final sprint. Samuel Watson is 6th, 9 seconds off the lead. Alberto Bettiol is 7th after his attack 2 km from the finish was unsuccessful. Stefan Kung is 8th, Mauro Schmid 9th and Soren Kragh Andersen closes the Top 10.
Overall classification of the Tour of Switzerland 2024 after stage 2
| 1 | LAMPAERT Yves | Soudal Quick-Step | 04:11:44 |
| 2 | HAYTER Ethan | INEOS Grenadiers | + 04 |
| 3 | ALMEIDA Joao | UAE Team Emirates | + 07 |
| 4 | FISHER-BLACK Finn | UAE Team Emirates | + 07 |
| 5 | MATTHEWS Michael | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 07 |
| 6 | WATSON Sam | Groupama-FDJ | + 09 |
| 7 | BETTIOL Alberto | EF Education-EasyPost | + 09 |
| 8 | KÜNG Stefan | Groupama-FDJ | + 11 |
| 9 | SCHMID Mauro | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 11 |
| 10 | KRAGH ANDERSEN Søren | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 11 |
| 11 | KELDERMAN Wilco | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 11 |
| 12 | SKJELMOSE Mattias | Lidl-Trek | + 11 |
| 13 | MOLLEMA Bauke | Lidl-Trek | + 11 |
| 14 | COQUARD Bryan | Cofidis | + 11 |
| 15 | CHRISTEN Jan | UAE Team Emirates | + 13 |
| 16 | VAUQUELIN Kévin | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 13 |
| 17 | VAN DEN BROEK Frank | Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | + 13 |
| 18 | OLIVEIRA Nelson | Movistar Team | + 14 |
| 19 | VOISARD Yannis | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 14 |
| 20 | BEULLENS Cédric | Lotto Dstny | + 15 |
| 21 | YATES Adam | UAE Team Emirates | + 15 |
| 22 | BRENNER Marco | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 15 |
| 23 | TULETT Ben | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 15 |
| 24 | LUTSENKO Alexey | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 15 |
| 25 | STAUNE-MITTET Johannes | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 16 |
| 26 | STEINHAUSER Georg | EF Education-EasyPost | + 16 |
| 27 | VERVAEKE Louis | Soudal Quick-Step | + 16 |
| 28 | DE LIE Arnaud | Lotto Dstny | + 16 |
| 29 | VAN DEN BERG Marijn | EF Education-EasyPost | + 17 |
| 30 | BERNARD Julien | Lidl-Trek | + 17 |
| 31 | PIDCOCK Tom | INEOS Grenadiers | + 17 |
| 32 | KONRAD Patrick | Lidl-Trek | + 17 |
| 33 | WILLIAMS Stephen | Israel-Premier Tech | + 17 |
| 34 | ADRIÀ Roger | BORA-hansgrohe | + 18 |
| 35 | LAURANCE Axel | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 18 |
| 36 | VAN GILS Maxim | Lotto Dstny | + 18 |
| 37 | BAUDIN Alex | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 18 |
| 38 | AZPARREN Xabier | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 18 |
| 39 | BERNAL Egan | INEOS Grenadiers | + 18 |
| 40 | RIVERA Brandon | INEOS Grenadiers | + 19 |
| 41 | ONLEY Oscar | Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | + 19 |
| 42 | MARTINEZ Lenny | Groupama-FDJ | + 19 |
| 43 | LAPEIRA Paul | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 19 |
| 44 | MAS Enric | Movistar Team | + 19 |
| 45 | HIRSCHI Marc | UAE Team Emirates | + 20 |
| 46 | JENNI Luca | Switzerland | + 21 |
| 47 | DE LA CRUZ David | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 21 |
| 48 | COSTA Rui | EF Education-EasyPost | + 21 |
| 49 | MAYRHOFER Marius | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 21 |
| 50 | WARBASSE Lawrence | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 22 |
| 51 | GALL Felix | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 22 |
| 52 | MONIQUET Sylvain | Lotto Dstny | + 22 |
| 53 | IZAGIRRE Ion | Cofidis | + 23 |
| 54 | CARAPAZ Richard | EF Education-EasyPost | + 23 |
| 55 | HIGUITA Sergio | BORA-hansgrohe | + 23 |
| 56 | UIJTDEBROEKS Cian | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 23 |
| 57 | RODRÍGUEZ Óscar | INEOS Grenadiers | + 23 |
| 58 | SANCHEZ Pelayo | Movistar Team | + 23 |
| 59 | VADER Milan | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 24 |
| 60 | HOWSON Damien | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 24 |
| 61 | LÓPEZ Martin | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 24 |
| 62 | LECERF William Junior | Soudal Quick-Step | + 24 |
| 63 | BARONCINI Filippo | UAE Team Emirates | + 25 |
| 64 | SHAW James | EF Education-EasyPost | + 25 |
| 65 | POELS Wout | Bahrain Victorious | + 25 |
| 66 | CALMEJANE Lilian | Intermarché-Wanty | + 25 |
| 67 | CONCI Nicola | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 26 |
| 68 | REICHENBACH Sebastien | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 26 |
| 69 | ALBANESE Vincenzo | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 26 |
| 70 | OOMEN Sam | Lidl-Trek | + 26 |
| 71 | RICCITELLO Matthew | Israel-Premier Tech | + 27 |
| 72 | MOLARD Rudy | Groupama-FDJ | + 28 |
| 73 | BENNETT George | Israel-Premier Tech | + 28 |
| 74 | RUBIO Einer | Movistar Team | + 28 |
| 75 | WANDAHL Frederik | BORA-hansgrohe | + 29 |
| 76 | VALTER Attila | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 29 |
| 77 | DILLIER Silvan | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 29 |
| 78 | BUSATTO Francesco | Intermarché-Wanty | + 30 |
| 79 | TAARAMÄE Rein | Intermarché-Wanty | + 31 |
| 80 | PICKERING Finlay | Bahrain Victorious | + 31 |
| 81 | BRAMBILLA Gianluca | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 31 |
| 82 | PARET-PEINTRE Valentin | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 32 |
| 83 | FOLDAGER Anders | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 32 |
| 84 | BADILATTI Matteo | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 35 |
| 85 | DEL TORO Isaac | UAE Team Emirates | + 49 |
| 86 | BITTNER Pavel | Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | + 01:25 |
| 87 | PÜNTENER Fabio | Switzerland | + 01:26 |
| 88 | GARCÍA Raúl | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 01:29 |
| 89 | BOL Cees | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 01:29 |
| 90 | PASQUALON Andrea | Bahrain Victorious | + 01:30 |
| 91 | VELASCO Simone | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 01:32 |
| 92 | DÉMARE Arnaud | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 01:32 |
| 93 | MEEUS Jordi | BORA-hansgrohe | + 01:33 |
| 94 | ARCAS Jorge | Movistar Team | + 01:36 |
| 95 | MIHOLJEVIC Fran | Bahrain Victorious | + 01:37 |
| 96 | EENKHOORN Pascal | Lotto Dstny | + 01:39 |
| 97 | HERRADA Jesus | Cofidis | + 01:39 |
| 98 | KIELICH Timo | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 01:40 |
| 99 | ZWIEHOFF Ben | BORA-hansgrohe | + 01:41 |
| 100 | DE GENDT Aimé | Cofidis | + 01:41 |
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