The breakaway went to the end on this 6th stage of the Tour de France With the victory of Ben Healy (EF Education-Easypost), which has ahead of the United States champion, Quinn Simmons (Lidl-Trek), and the Australian Michael Storer (Tudor Pro Cycling Team). The Irishman, already victorious on the Italian Tourwon a stage for the first time in his career Tour de France. Present at the front of the race, Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) fell in the last kilometers of this 6th stage. Despite this failure, the stage winner in Boulogne-sur-Mer resumes his tunic as a leader in the general classification for only a second on Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG). The 30 -year -old Dutchman spoke after arrival.
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“If Tadej or Jonas decide to attack tomorrow …”
Despite a failure in the last kilometers of racing, the runner of the training Alpecin-DECEUNINCK Find the leading yellow jersey for only a second: “The initial plan was to try to place me in a breakaway. It was a really difficult step. It was super fast from the start and I took a long time before our group started. Even there, we had to fight to dig the gap. I did not have my best day, I fought against myself. I will probably be one day, but it is really nice to wear it. (Mur-de-Bretagne) for me.
We will see tomorrow. But first, I'm going to enjoy the yellow jersey tonight. No, I don't know why, I'm sure they are not afraid of me, maybe if someone else's does, but it's their right to ride and do their own tactic, so it's up to us to drive faster if you want the jersey. I would have liked to have a little more … A second, but I am happy to have it again for a day tomorrow “concludes Mathieu van der Poel when this 6th stage arrived.
