Mathieu Van Der Poel

Tour de France 2021: Tadej Pogacar stamps authority by dominating time-trial, Mathieu van der Poel flies in yellow

Pogacar's phenomenal ride didn't quite give him the overall lead but it leaves him in the driving seat for the title, 1min 44sec ahead of Carapaz, with Roglic and Thomas four and 10sec further adrift respectively.

Tour de France 2021: Tim Merlier wins drama-filled stage three as crashes continue to disrupt premier event

Merlier's teammate Mathieu van der Poel kept hold of the overall lead on a brutal day of racing peppered with falls on the rain-slick, narrow winding roads in Brittany

Tour de France: Grandson of Raymond Poulidor, tireless attacker — know everything about yellow jersey holder Mathieu van der Poel

Like his father, Mathieu first made a name for himself in cyclo-cross. He is targeting a mountain-bike gold at the Tokyo Olympics.

Tour de France: Geraint Thomas finishes 41 seconds behind lead at 20th position in thrilling second stage finale

As Tour rookie Mathieu van der Poel scored a memorable triumph in blistering gung-ho style, Thomas was unable to keep up over the final kilometre.

Tour de France 2021: Mathieu Van der Poel wins second stage, claims overall leader's jersey

The Dutch 25-year-old is the grandson of French cycling icon, the late Raymond Poulidor who was a regular on the Tour de France podium and beloved of French fans despite never wearing the fabled yellow jersey.

Julian Alaphilippe wins uphill sprint finish to take second stage of Tirreno-Adriatico, Wout van Aert retains lead

Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel crossed second ahead of Belgian Wout van Aert, who retains the overall lead, after the 202km run from Camaiore to Chiusdino in Tuscany.

World champion cyclist Julian Alaphilippe recovers from embarrassing Liege defeat to win at Brabantse Pijl

It was Alaphilippe's first win with his world champion rainbow coloured jersey and bike after his farcical finish at Liege-Bastigne-Liege on Sunday.