Van der Poel soon knew success in this Tour de France. After he already helped his buddy Jasper Philipsen on day 1 to the opening victory and the yellow sweater, it was already a prize for the Dutchman himself on day 2. In Boulogne-sur-Mer he settled at the finish with large guns Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard. With that he was now allowed to show off in yellow.
Still surprised team leader Christoph Roodhooft about insane Tour week Mathieu van der Poel: “Sometimes you really get crazy”
It would not be the first time: in stage 6 jumped Mvdp In the early flight and that was enough to take over again, with a barely 1 second lead on Pogacar. Although his best stunt had to follow.
Notlogical
Together with teammate Jonas Rickaert, Van der Poel left in stage 9 almost immediately after the starting shot for a very tough day at the front. In a stage, the Sprinters seemed like that seemed impossible, but in the end his attack attempted at barely 770 meters from the finish. It was not illogical that the longest attack ever in the Tour de France: 173 kilometers! Not entirely illogical that the cycling fans on ‘X’ now prefer him as the most combative rider from week 1.
Because of this Mvdp Soon automatically eligible for the Super-Combativity Prize, which will be awarded on stage in Paris. Does he give that ambition some extra color in the coming days?