Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 9 - Malemort to Ussel - USSEL, France - July 12, 2026 Alpecin - Premier Tech's Mathieu Van Der Poel celebrates winning stage 9 REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq

12 Jul 2026 11:40PM

USSEL, France, July 12 : "The Flying Dutchman" Mathieu van der Poel triumphed in a scramble for the finish line on stage nine of the Tour de France on Sunday, as the Alpecin–Premier Tech rider secured his first Grand Tour stage win of the year.Tobias Johannessen and Tom Pidcock finished second and third, while Slovenian four-time champion Tadej Pogacar crossed the line soon after to maintain his overall lead.

Source: Reuters