Mathieu van der Poel surprises cycling world: ‘This performance bordered on the incredible’

Normally it is about victories in the Tour de France, but the stage win of Tim Merlier is just a footnote in the Mathieu van der Poel show. Even French cycling fans were wiping their tears when Van der Poel was overtaken at 745 meters from the finish line. Almost everyone granted him the victory after a heroic trip, but the peloton was ruthless. “It is a shame that we were just a bit short,” MvdP was disappointed.