Mathieu van der Poel wins stage two of Tour de France to take yellow

Dutchman soloed to victory after attacking in the final kilometre

Mathieu van der Poel
(Image credit: Getty)

Mathieu van der Poel spectacularly moved into the yellow jersey at the Tour de France after winning stage two atop the Mûr-de-Bretagne.

The Alpecin-Fenix rider was determined to win the stage and move to the summit of the race’s general classification, making two serious attacks in the final 20km, the final sticking to inherit the lead from Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck – Quick-Step).

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