Mathieu van der Poel defies scorching heat to claim historic third Tour de France stage win

Author: iol.co.zaPublished on: July 12, 2026Country: France

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Mathieu van der Poel defies scorching heat to claim historic third Tour de France stage win

Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel, 31, won Stage 9 of the 2026 Tour de France, shortened due to a red alert heat warning. He sprinted past Tobias Johannessen and Tom Pidcock for victory. Van der Poel, a three-time winner of the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix, claimed his third Tour stage win after previous victories in 2021 and 2025. Yellow jersey holder Tadej Pogačar finished six seconds behind and retains the overall lead, 2:42 ahead of Jonas Vingegaard.

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