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Van der Poel caught inside final kilometre after epic breakaway as Merlier wins final sprint
Poor old Mathieu van der Poel. Delivers a mammoth effort to almost win from basically the flag drop and then finds himself being the only rider inside the top 10 in the general classification to lose time and drop a place from fifth to sixth.
Tour de France stage nine: Van der Poel’s epic breakaway, Merlier takes second win, will Almeida abandon impact Pogacar?
Belgium’s Tim Merlier won his second stage at this year’s Tour de France on Sunday, outsprinting Jonathan Milan and Arnaud De Lie in Châteauroux, but the real story of the day was an incredible day-long break from Alpecin-Deceuninck pair Mathieu van der Poel and Jonas Rickaert.
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Mathieu van der Poel's action-packed 10 days at the Tour de France earn him the 'first week' combativity awardDutchman's stage win, four yellow jerseys, and two breakaways see him beat Ben Healy and Quinn Simmons in the fan vote ...
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'I've done it seven times, so he can do it once' – Peter Sagan backs Mathieu van der Poel for Tour de France green jersey battleRecord points classification winner says Jonathan Milan is the other main challenger but 'there's still a long way to go' ...
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"Playground Mathieu is back," says Zonneveld: "It’s a joy to see van der Poel doing this instead of chasing green"Mathieu van der Poel raised eyebrows among cycling analysts and others last weekend. Firstly, because he pushed aside the green jersey and the points classification, even though he seemed to be in a ...
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'We had to really fight' – Mathieu van der Poel takes back yellow jersey from Tadej Pogačar by just one second at the Tour de FranceIt will probably only be for one day, but it's really nice to wear it again' says Alpecin-Deceuninck rider after gruelling ...
Irish rider Ben Healy won a hilly sixth stage of the Tour de France after a long solo breakaway on Thursday and Mathieu van ...
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Schmid grieves after lost millimeter sprint, Wright hit his absolute limit: "Van der Poel passed me at 3 times the speed"A full day of brutally intense racing, capped off with a thrilling finale for dessert. Stage 11 of the Tour de France was ...
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