It was yet another Mathieu van der Poel show in stage 11 of the Tour de France. The Dutchman from Alpecin-Deceuninck continued what he’d been doing all week: attack, attack, attack. He ended up in third place,

Yates, who claimed his second Grand Tour title at the Giro d'Italia in June, timed his attack superbly on the final ascent of the 165.3km stage from Ennezat to Le Mont-Dore Puy de Sancy after being part of a long-range breakaway. Welcome back to BBC Sport's live text coverage of the Tour de France.

Belgian sprinter Tim Merlier wins the ninth stage of the Tour de France in a thrilling mass sprint. The stage, held Sunday, covered 174 kilometers of flat terrain.