May 05, 2012 (Montreuil sur Mer, France) – Race leader John Degenkolb (Ger) Argos – Shimano took his second win as he grabbed Stage 2 from Berck sur Mer to Montreuil sur Mer, 180.2km, over two Omega Pharma-Quickstep riders, Zdenek Stybar (Cze) in second and Jérôme Pineau (Fra) in third. Canada’s David Veilleux (Team Europcar) finished 100th.

Results (brief)

1. John Degenkolb (Ger) Argos – Shimano     4:26:46
2. Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
3. Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
4. Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
5. Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
6. Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
7. Kevin Ista (Bel) Accent Jobs – Willems Veranda’s
8. Egidijus Juodvalkis (Ltu) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
9. Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
10. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale

100. David Veilleux (Can) Team Europcar 0:40

GC after Stage 2

1. John Degenkolb (Ger) Argos – Shimano     8:28:11
2. Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Acqua & Sapone     0:14
3. Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat     0:00:15
4. Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quickstep     0:17
5. Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
6. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar     0:20
7. Julien Guay (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole
8. Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) Acqua & Sapone     0:23
9. Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
10. Damien Gaudin (Fra) Team Europcar     0:27

94. David Veilleux (Can) Team Europcar 1:38