Irrepressible Pogacar takes Tour de France lead as rookie steals stage

Pogacar, who won the 2020 and 2021 Tours, attacked from the closing peloton on a steep hill near the finish line of the second stage as he, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel all gained time on the day. "I was so close to taking the yellow jersey last year but then I cracked," said the 25-year-old Slovenian. "Maybe this is confirmation I'm the strongest. "Jonas was quite fast on my wheel, but I'm glad I blew that peloton open, took some time off some people." Overnight leader Romain Bardet...