Rome, July 12. (LaPresse) – Mathieu van der Poel wins the ninth stage of the Tour de France, the 154.6 km Malemort-Ussel, shortened by 31 kilometers in its initial section due to the red alert issued by Meteo France for the Corrèze region due to an exceptional heatwave. The Belgian from Alpecin-Premier Tech looked for an escape and hit it, attacking at the top of a breakaway taking with him Tobias Jhannessen (Uno-X-Mobility), Tom Pidcock (Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) and Alex Baudin (EF Education EasyPost) who finished in order a sprint with no history. Quintus Philip Ganna (Ineos). For van der Paul This is his third career win in the Grande Boucle. Tadej Pogacar in control once again defends his yellow jersey. The Slovenian remains the leader of the general classification ahead of Jonas Vingegaard (Visma Lease a Bike). Tomorrow is the first day of rest.
Tour de France: Van der Poel wins ninth stage, Pogacar remains in yellow
Rome, July 12. (LaPresse) – Mathieu van der Poel wins the ninth stage of the Tour de France, the 154.6 km Malemort-Ussel, shortened by 31 kilometers in its initial section due to the red alert issued by Meteo France for the Corrèze region due to an exceptional heatwave. The Belgian from Alpecin-Premier Tech looked for an escape and hit it, attacking at the top of a breakaway taking with him Tobias Jhannessen (Uno-X-Mobility), Tom Pidcock (Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) and Alex Baudin (EF Education EasyPost) who finished in order a sprint with no history. Quintus Philip Ganna (Ineos). For van der Paul This is his third career win in the Grande Boucle. Tadej Pogacar in control once again defends his yellow jersey. The Slovenian remains the leader of the general classification ahead of Jonas Vingegaard (Visma Lease a Bike). Tomorrow is the first day of rest.
