Tour de France/Tour de Fleece 2022 Stage 2 - Roskilde to Nyborg (Denmark)

Stage 2 of the Tour de France and it is a 199km long flat race that starts in Roskilde, a municipality in the Sjaelland island region of Denmark.  

The Map

Sights and points of interest along the route

Roskilde Cathedral, a 12th century red brick gothic style Cathedral with 21 kings and 19 queens of Denmark buried in the Cathedral and its Chapels.  

Roskilde Cathedral

Town of  Lejre, then the palatial mansion of Ledreborg, Gammel Lejre; the Land of Legends Historical and Archaeological Experimental Centre and a museum that tells the stories and myths of Denmarks oldest Royal Family. Holbæk, tis the sunniest city in Denmark and has its own microclimate and Oro Island can be reached by ferry.  Dragsholm Castle originally built in 1215 was used as a prison in the 16th and 17th centuries but is now a luxury hotel and restaurant. Reputated to being the most haunted in Denmark with the ghosts of a white lady, a grey lady and Lord Bothwell, the Prince Consort of Scotland, the third and final husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, who ended his life in captivity in the prison on 14th April 1578.

Dragsholm Castle

The ruins of Esbern Snare Castle built in 1170. The Lutheran Church of Our Lady of Kalundborg was built in the 13th century of red brick and the shape is unique to Denmark with a central tower surrounded by four smaller towers.  

Church of Our Lady of Kalundborg

At 160km along the route is Slagelse which dates back to the Vikings and was a Pagan site. Hans Christian Anderson went to a Latin school in Slagelse in the 1820's.

Trelleborg

Korsor, a port town on the main island of Seeland and south of the Great Belt Bridge.  

Korsor, with the Great Belt Link in the distance

The Great Belt Link links the main island, Seeland, Built in sections; the East Bridge links Seeland to the islet of Sprogo and is a suspension bridge, the East Tunnel is underwater and the West Bridge links Sprogo Island to Funen and is a combined road-rail bridge.  

Nyborg Castle was built around 1170 was restored 1917-1923 and became a museum (Nyborg Slot).

Nyborg Slot

Who Won the Stage and Who Won What Jersey

The Stage winner is Fabio Jakobsen for Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl.

The Yellow Jersey won by Wout van Aert for Jumbo-Visma.

The Green Jersey won by Wout van Aert for Jumbo-Visma.

The Polka Dot Jersey won by Magnus Cort Nielsen for EF Education-Easypost/USA.

The White Jersey won by Tadej Pogacar for UAE Team Emirates.

Combatif Award won by Sven Erik Bystrøm for Intermarche - Wanty - Gobert Materiaux/BEL

Leading team: Jumbo-Visma

The Challenge: Roskilde is the starting point of today's stage.  Formerly the Danish capital its cathedral is a huge pull for tourists and is a UNESCO heritage site.  For those looking for something a bit more rock-n-roll it has held a rock festival since 1971 with some of the biggest names headlining.

The riders have got a flat ride today through to Nyborg so we've gone for something nice and easy.  Your challenge is to spin a natural-coloured fibre of Scandinavian origin.

Suggested Fibre:  Let's go all in with Scandinavian Mountain Wool

What I did

Well it just so happens that that is one of the fibres that was on the pre-informed list of fibres that we might need and I just so happened to buy it as I hadn't got anything suitable that isn't earmarked for something else.

I only managed to spin half of it today, so 50g of single spun.