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Van Der Poel Powers Into Tour De France Lead
- On Sunday at Boulogne-sur-Mer, Mathieu van der Poel won stage 2, taking the overall lead after a final 2km breakaway and edging Pogacar in a tense hilltop finish.
- Heavy rain at Lauwin Planque saw 182 riders start, with Vingegaard third, Gregoire fourth, Alaphilippe fifth; Van der Poel called it "super difficult" in tough conditions.
- Van der Poel's stage win and yellow jersey lead confirm his race-changing victory after a tense final 2km breakaway at Boulogne-sur-Mer.
- The upcoming stage three's flat route and potential coastal crosswinds may split the peloton, shaping race strategies ahead of the sprint finish.
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The yellow jersey of the Tour de France, Mathieu van der Poel, demonstrated his mastery this Monday, July 7 during the 3rd stage of the Grande Boucle.
Van Der Poel wears yellow leotard
The 30-year-old Dutchman characterizes the first weekend of the Tour de France – first as a helper, then as a stage winner and overall leader. Van der Poel was recently criticized for his mountain bike trip.
The Dutchman, linked to the Tour de France by the history of his grandfather Raymond Poulidor, finally returned this Sunday with victory and yellow on the Grande Boucle, after four years of upset stories.
When you think you've seen everything from Mathieu van der Poel, he surprises you again. Speed, instinct and phenomenal racing insight came together in the second Tour stage. He was actually wrong with 500 meters to go, but he still left Tadej Pogacar & co behind him with an incredible explosion of power. His trainer Kristof De Kegel revealed the 'secret' of this again improved version of MvdP.
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