'I was really struggling' - Mathieu van der Poel comes to terms with the heat to win stage 9 of the Tour de France from the breakaway

DISCUSSION: Tour de France Stage 9 - Ineos made tactical errors? Where did Lidl-Trek fail? A masterpiece of offensive cycling?

Mathieu van der Poel claimed an outstanding victory on Stage 9 of the Tour de France after spending the day in the breakaway and producing a

Van der Poel triumphs on Tour stage shortened due to heat

Mathieu van der Poel won stage nine of the Tour de France from a breakaway on Sunday as a late mechanical issue cost Tom Pidcock. Briton Pid

Late mechanical issue costs Tom Pidcock as Mathieu van der Poel surges to Tour de France stage nine victory

Van der Poel measured his effort perfectly to keep the breakaway clear and then surge to victory

[UPDATED] Van der Poel stays calm in the heat to win Tour de France stage nine

USSEL: Cobbled classics specialist Mathieu van der Poel claimed his third Tour de France win on Sunday with victory in the ninth stage, whic

Shortened stage: Van der Poel stays calm in the heat to win Tour de France stage nine

Van der Poel stays calm in the heat to win Tour de France stage nine

The 31-year-old Dutchman, a former world champion, won a sprint amongst his three breakaway companions with Tobias Johannessen taking second