<p>Victor Lafay gave his Cofidis team their first Tour de France victory in 15 years when he claimed the second stage, a 209-km hilly ride from Vitoria Gasteiz on Sunday.</p>.<p>The Frenchman, who had showed great form in Saturday's opening stage, powered away with one kilometre to go and did not look back with a reduced bunch breathing down his neck.</p>.<p>Cofidis had not won a stage on the Tour since Sylvain Chavanel in Montlucon in 2008.</p>.<p>Belgian Wout van Aert (Jumbo Visma) took second place and Slovenian Tadej Pogacar finished third while his UAE Emirates team mate Adam Yates retained the overall leader's yellow jersey.</p>.<p>Two-time Tour winner Pogacar gained a two-second bonus, added to the eight seconds he earned for being first to the top of the Jaizkibel climb, just ahead of defending champion Jonas Vingegaard.</p>.<p>The Danish rider picked up five seconds there but now trails his big rival by 11 seconds in the overall standings.</p>.<p>Yates leads Pogacar by six seconds, with Vingegaard in sixth place. Monday's third stage is a 193.5-km ride from Amorebieta Etxano to Bayonne as the race enters France. </p>
<p>Victor Lafay gave his Cofidis team their first Tour de France victory in 15 years when he claimed the second stage, a 209-km hilly ride from Vitoria Gasteiz on Sunday.</p>.<p>The Frenchman, who had showed great form in Saturday's opening stage, powered away with one kilometre to go and did not look back with a reduced bunch breathing down his neck.</p>.<p>Cofidis had not won a stage on the Tour since Sylvain Chavanel in Montlucon in 2008.</p>.<p>Belgian Wout van Aert (Jumbo Visma) took second place and Slovenian Tadej Pogacar finished third while his UAE Emirates team mate Adam Yates retained the overall leader's yellow jersey.</p>.<p>Two-time Tour winner Pogacar gained a two-second bonus, added to the eight seconds he earned for being first to the top of the Jaizkibel climb, just ahead of defending champion Jonas Vingegaard.</p>.<p>The Danish rider picked up five seconds there but now trails his big rival by 11 seconds in the overall standings.</p>.<p>Yates leads Pogacar by six seconds, with Vingegaard in sixth place. Monday's third stage is a 193.5-km ride from Amorebieta Etxano to Bayonne as the race enters France. </p>