{"id":2052848,"date":"2026-07-20T20:59:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T17:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2052848"},"modified":"2026-07-20T20:59:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T17:59:12","slug":"photo-epic-le-lioran-to-plateau-de-solaison-week-two-of-the-tour-de-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2052848","title":{"rendered":"Photo Epic: Le Lioran to Plateau de Solaison, Week Two of the Tour de France"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Published July 20, 2026 02:59PM<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

It\u2019s hard to believe week two of the Tour de France is already over.<\/p>\n

And what a wild week it was.<\/p>\n

From the drama of two-time Tour winner Jonas Vingegaard crashing out and a controversial 2 a.m. doping control test, to a resurgent Remco Evenepoel taking arguably the biggest win of his career aside from the Olympics in stage 15, there was so much to absorb.<\/p>\n

For both journalists and fans of the sport, there is no worse sight than seeing a former champion of Le Tour exit the race in such a painful fashion. The DNF is a huge blow\u2014not to mention it\u2019s the first Grand Tour non-finish of Vingegaard\u2019s career.<\/p>\n

Heal up, Jonas.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, young French sensation Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM) landed on his first Tour podium in week two, dethroning Juan Ayuso (Lidl-Trek) from the white jersey by three seconds after stage 14. Seixas-mania keeps growing.<\/p>\n

There is so much more to come in week three, and we cannot wait.<\/p>\n

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Scroll below to view week two in photos, captured by Jered and Ashley Gruber and curated for the Velo<\/em> audience.<\/p>\n

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