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

Cobbled classics specialist Mathieu van der Poel claims his third win after a 'red alert' warning shortens the race by 30km.

[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

Van der Poel Wins Shortened Tour de France 9th Stage

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

'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

Only four of a huge breakaway survived to fight for the win after Netcompany-Ineos and Lidl-Trek led the chase

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