Mathieu van der Poel powers to a second stage win and overall lead at Tour de Suisse 2021

The Dutch champion used his huge acceleration to kick clear leaving Julian Alaphilippe behind

Mathieu van der Poel wins stage three of the Tour de Suisse 2021
(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

Mathieu van der Poel took his second stage win in as many days at the Tour de Suisse 2021 as well as taking the overall lead by just one second over Julian Alaphilippe.

Van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) kicked hard with 200 metres to go on stage three, which immediately gapped everyone. Christophe Laporte (Cofidis) put in a very good sprint to take second with Alaphilippe in third.

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