Stage 2 result as Mathieu van der Poel pips Tadej Pogacar to victory - After a fast and furious opening day at the Tour de France, more twists and turns could well be in store on the road to Boulogne- ...

Mathieu Van der Poel of the Netherlands won a sprint to the finish to claim Stage 2 of the Tour de France on Sunday, July 6, just ahead of Slovenian Tadej Pogacar.. As the peloton stayed together ...

The opening weekend of the 2025 Tour de France closed out with Stage Two’s hilly ride from Lauwin-Planque to Boulogne-sur-Mer. The 209km stage—the longest of the 2025 Tour—began in the rain and ...

Van der Poel took the race leader's yellow jersey from his Alpecin–Deceuninck teammate Jasper Philipsen in a second career stage victory on the Tour. Tour de France: Van der Poel holds off ...

Mathieu van der Poel has been forced to abandon the Tour de France due to pneumonia. The Dutchman was enjoying a standout ...

Dutchman's stage win, four yellow jerseys, and two breakaways see him beat Ben Healy and Quinn Simmons in the fan vote ...

Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel won the second stage of the Tour de France after holding off defending champ Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard in a sprint to the line ...

Netherlands’ Mathieu van der Poel celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the second stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 209.1 kilometers (129.9 miles) with start in Lauwin ...

The 30-year-old Van der Poel was born in Belgium and shot to fame as a multiple Cyclo-cross world champion before turning his sights to one day classics and stage racing. Cycling runs in the family.