Tour de France 2023: Hilly Battles and Live Updates in the Basque Country

Stage 2 of the Tour de France takes place in the hilly Basque country, with Edvald Boasson Hagen, Neilson Powless, and Remi Cavagna forming a breakaway. The peloton is content with a slow pace, allowing the gap to increase. The stage features an intermediate sprint, with Mads Pedersen joining the break to potentially gain points in the green jersey classification. The Jaizkibel climb near the finish is expected to be the pivotal moment of the stage.