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‘For a moment, I thought we were in the lead’ – Mathieu van der Poel says he didn’t realise winning move was still up the road during Tour de France stage 11

TOULOUSE, FRANCE - JULY 16: Mathieu van der Poel of Netherlands and Team Alpecin - Deceuninck crosses the finish line during the 112th Tour de France 2025, Stage 11 a 156.8km stage from Toulouse to Toulouse / #UCIWT / on July 16, 2025 in Toulouse, France. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)

Mathieu van der Poel‘s late attack and the so-near-yet-so-far chase of Jonas Abrahamsen’s winning breakaway move into Toulouse was the last thrilling act of a non-stop stage 11 of the Tour de France.

However, the finale of the Classics-style stage might have been even more exciting had the Dutchman known that the Norwegian and fellow breakaway survivor, Mauro Schmid, were up the road.

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