Dutch Sensation Van Der Poel Doubles Up On Tour De Suisse
Dutch Sensation Van Der Poel Doubles Up On Tour De Suisse
Mathieu van der Poel gave the peloton a demonstration of power on Tuesday, storming to a second straight Tour de Suisse stage win.

Mathieu Van Der Poel gave the peloton a demonstration of power on Tuesday, storming to a second straight Tour de
Suisse stage win that gave him the overall lead.
The Dutch Alpencin rider left France's world champion Julian Alaphilippe
trailing in his wake when he made his final dash for the finish line to take
another 10 bonus seconds and top spot on the general classification.
Van der Poel and Alaphilippe had made vigorous attempts to shake off the
peloton over the final 50km but team Ineos, with on form Rohan Dennis
supporting Richard Carapaz, reeled them in.
"I had a good day again," said Van der Poel, who confirmed he would make
his Tour de France debut late in June and contest the Olympic mountain bike
event in July.
"I'd like to keep the jersey (overall lead) as long as possible, but in the
mountains it'll be tough," he said with one fairly flat stage remaining before
the business end of the race takes the peloton to altitude.
"I could win tomorrow, everything is possible, and someone has to win
right," Van der Poel said when asked if he could make it a triple on Wednesday.
Grandson of the French Tour de France legend Raymond Poulidor, cross-code
racer Van der Poel last competed on the road when he came second on the Tour
of Flanders in April before concentrating on his Olympic mountain bike
qualification.
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