Van der Poel’s Last-Minute Triumph | Amsterdam News

Mathieu van der Poel pulled off a heart-stopping win in the final stage of the Tour de France, launching a solo breakaway with 10km to go and holding off Tadej Pogacar’s late chase on Montmartre. With grit and sheer will, he crossed the line ahead of teammate Jasper Philipsen, who narrowly beat Mads Pedersen for second. Van der Poel, exhausted but triumphant, admitted he expected to be passed but nobody came — calling the victory one of his biggest career goals, fueled by an inner fire he couldn’t quite explain. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/691b03f9cb385464