Mathieu van der Poel pays tribute to grandfather and Tour de France nice Raymond Poulidor as he clinches emotional stage two victory to clinch the yellow jersey for the primary time
- Mathieu van der Poel took the yellow jersey with a stage two victory
- The Dutchman powered up the Mur-de-Bretagne to take an emotional win
- He now leads the Tour de France by eight seconds from Julian Alaphillipe
Mathieu van der Poel took the yellow jersey he and his household have craved as he powered up the Mur-de-Bretagne for an emotional stage win within the Tour de France on Sunday.
While Tadej Pogacar and Primoz Roglic strengthened their instances as contenders to be sporting yellow in Paris — and Geraint Thomas misplaced time — Van der Poel, grandson of Tour nice Raymond Poulidor, took the jersey.
His grandfather, who died in 2019, completed second within the Tour thrice and third 5 occasions in the course of the Nineteen Sixties and 70s however by no means wore the yellow jersey. His grandson managed that feat on solely his second day within the race.
Mathieu van der Poel took the stage two win and now leads Julian Alaphillipe by eight seconds
The debutant seemed to the heavens as he crossed the road, then collapsed in tears.
‘I have no words,’ the 26-year-old stated. ‘I gambled a little bit because I knew I needed the bonus seconds if I wanted the jersey. I’m considering of my grandad, in fact.’
Van der Poel now leads Julian Alaphilippe by eight seconds with defending champion Pogacar in third place.
It was a race the place Geraint Thomas misplaced tempo in comparison with his Tour de France rivals
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