Matthew Brennan is the winner of stage 2 and the leader of the white jersey, while Koen Bouwmann has the most KOM points after two stages. It was a tense finish on the uphill climb, with several contenders losing about 18 seconds.
Despite only taking minor bonus seconds, Pogacar remains in red because Ethan Hayter lost the lead in a late split. It creates a strange dynamic when the overall lead changes hands without the new leader actually overtaking the previous one on the road. We see this often in the Grand Tours, but it always sparks a debate about how we value the gap versus the bonus seconds.
Do you think time bonuses and race splits should interact in a way that allows a rider to change overall leaders without directly overtaking them on the road?