Mathieu van der Poel is happy that he has the yellow sweater in the Tour de France back, but it didn’t go easy. The thirty -year -old Dutchman was very tough in the sixth stage, especially in the last hour.
Van der Poel comes with his mouth wide open the finish in Vire Normandie. For a long time he seemed to be taking minutes on geltruid carrier Tadej Pogacar, but in the final he loses a lot of ground. In the end, the leader of Alpecin-DECEUNINCK has left for one second on Pogacar.
“I have no idea how I did that,” says Van der Poel after the podium ceremony to the NOS . “I’m glad I have the sweater, because I don’t know how I got through the last 30 kilometers. I drove the limit all day, at the end I was really completely empty. It was a fight against myself.”
It went full gas in the sixth stage of the Tour from start to finish. Winner Ben Healy achieved an average speed of 45.8 kilometers per hour, while the course was quite hilly. Van der Poel finished second in the intermediate sprint at the start of the ride and then ended up in a leading group of eight.
“At first I regretted that I was sitting there, because after that intermediate sprint it took me a lot of power to get in the front again,” says ‘Mvdp’. “At one point it looked very good, with a minutes ahead of the peloton. But I never thought I would come to yellow with a lot of margin.”
Van der Poel will ride his career in the yellow jersey for the tenth time on Friday. With that he approaches Wout Wagtmans on the eternal ranking of Dutch gene jersey carriers. Wagtmans took the lead in the Tour for twelve days.
The question is whether Van der Poel can defend his one -second lead on Pogacar in the seventh stage. The finish is on the Mûr-de-Bretagne on Friday. There the Dutchman won his first Tour ride four years ago. “I don’t have to think about tomorrow. I hope I can recover from today.”
Mathieu van der Poel is Happy to Have the Yellow Jersey Back In The Tour de France, But It Wasn’t Easy. The thirty-year-old Dutchman had an incredible tough time in the sixth stage, as special in the last hour.
Van der Poel Crosses the Finish Line in Vire Normandy with his mouth wide open. For a long time, it seemed like he was going to gain minutes on Yellow Jersey Wearer Tadej Pogacar, but in the final he loses a lot of ground. In The End, The Leader of Alpecin-DECEUNINCK HAS One Second Left on Pogacar.
“I have no idea how I did that,” Says van der Poel after the stage ceremony to the nos . “I’m happy that I have the jersey, because I don’t know how I got through the last 30 kilometers. I red on the limit all day, in the end I was completely empty. It was a fight against myelf.”
The Sixth Stage of the Tour was full throttle from Start to Finish. Winner Ben Healy Achieved An Average Speed or 45.8 kilometers per hour, While the Course was QUITE HILLY. Van der Poel Finished Second in the Intermediate Sprint at the Beginning of the Stage and then ended up in a Leading Group of Eight.
“Initially, I regretted Being there, because it cost me a lot of energy to get to the front again after that intermediate sprint,” says “mvdp”. “At one point it looked very, with minutes ahead of the peloton. But I never thought I would come in yellow with a lot of margin.”
Van der Poel Will Ride in the Yellow Jersey for the Tenth Time in His Career on Friday. With that, he is approaching Wout Wagtmans on the all-time list of Dutch Yellow Jersey Wearers. Wagtmans was in the lead in the Tour for Twelve Days.
The Question is Whether van der Poel Can Defend His One-Second Lead about Pogacar in The Seventh Stage. The Finish is on Friday at the Mûr-de-Bretagne. The Dutchman won His First Tour Stage There Four Years ago. “I Shouldn’t Think About Tomorrow Yet. I Hope I Can Recover From Today.”