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Tour de France - Van der Poel, Van Aert and Wright among attackers
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.
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 ...
Van der Poel added that preparation for his Tour debut will come on the mountain bike, rather than with road racing, such is the importance of the Tokyo Olympics.
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When van der Poel wants something, there's no stopping him, as Alpecin-Deceuninck knows only too well: "Of course it drives you crazy sometimes"With two stage wins, the yellow jersey shared between two riders, and relentless attacking, Alpecin-Deceuninck can be extremely satisfied with the first week of the Tour de France. The withdrawal of ...
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