New stage stage this Sunday, July 13! On a 174 km long course between Chinon and Châteauroux (or Cavendish City), it is the sprinter of the Belgian formation Soudal Quick-Step, Tim Merlierwhich is ahead of the current green jersey of this Tour de FranceItalian Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek). Arnaud de Lie (Lotto) completes the podium of the day. Surprising the majority of the peloton from the zero kilometer, Mathieu van der Poel escaped with his teammate Jonas Rickaertgiving a hard time to the peloton, since the Dutchman was taken up just 700 m from the finish line. The winner of the Boulogne-sur-Mer stage spoke at the microphone of several media on this 9th stage of the Tour de France.
VIDEO – Mathieu van der Poel when this 9th stage arrives
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“I am not targeting the green jersey …”
“I chatted with Jonas, and we thought that we wanted to give everything today. His dream was to be on the podium of the Tour de France, so I was happy to help him try to get the price of the most combative runner”explains the Dutchman. “I am so happy for him, it's something that is close to his heart. In the end, we went very closely, but I think we reached our limits. It was a very difficult day. The roads did not really help us, especially with only two runners at the front. And then, with the wind, we knew that the teams of the general classification would come back at some point. Offered a beautiful spectacle today.concludes Mathieu van der Poel.
