Post by HK Business Wire

Van der Poel powers to Tour de France stage nine win Cobbled classics specialist Mathieu van der Poel claimed his third Tour de France win on Sunday with victory in the ninth stage, which was shortened due to intense heat. The 31-year-old Dutchman, a former world champion, won a sprint amongst his three breakaway companions with Tobias Johannessen taking second and Tom Pidcock third. "It was a super hard day. The start of the Tour was not great for our team, but I think, like always, we stayed calm," he said....