Very few, if any, riders are able to challenge Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) on a finish akin to the one which featured on stage 4 of the Tour de France, let alone drop him, with a puncheur’s paradise into Rouen playing right into his strengths on paper.
However, one of them was present at the 2025 Tour – Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), and the World Champion put the Dutchman to the sword with a brutal assault of the closing steep hills and breathless sprint to the line to deny him a victory in the yellow jersey.
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