Mathieu van der Poel wins Tour de France Stage 9

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Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-PremierTech) won the hard Stage 9 in Ussel, taking victory from a late breakaway and beating the field in the sprint. The stage was shortened because of intense heat, but racing still averaged about 43 km/h. Tadej Pogačar kept the yellow jersey after the stage, with teams and riders noting there are still two weeks left in the race. Tom Pidcock suffered a mechanical on a descent but recovered to rejoin the front group. Merlier launched a powerful sprint that briefly overshot a Van der Poel leadout, and NOS TV quoted Van der Poel saying, "Fortunately I have some experience." Prestige lists coverage noted the win was Van der Poel's third Tour stage and moved him past Mark Cavendish and Learco Guerra in the rankings.

Tour de France Hommes

@letour.stadio.top

MATHIEU VAN DER POEL TAKES THE WIN IN USSEL 💥🌟 #TDF2026

474h ago

the Inner Ring blog

@inrng.com

Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-PremierTech) wins Stage 9 of the Tour de France

474h ago

Maximus 1

good stage that albeit a little frustrating sometimes. great win for mathieu I think Pidcock was still struggling with his gears in the sprint there

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David Welton4

That was just non-stop racing all day long and a really fun one for anyone who loves cycling

Jonas Creteur

@jonascreteur.bsky.social

🔙 July 12th 1962: Raymond Poulidor wins 🏆 his 1st stage in @letour #TDF, in Aix-les-Bains, in the famous Mercier outfit. 👉 July 12th 2026: grandson Mathieu van der Poel wins 🏆 his 3rd stage in #TourdeFrance, in Ussel. #TDF2026ᴿᴾ

204h ago

David Ho

@davidho.bsky.social

MVDP! 🥳 Also, the stage was shortened due to intense heat. 😩

343h ago

Juho Vepsäläinen3

One day they'll have to cycle in Finland instead to avoid heat.

Hugo3

Historically, rains was an issue at #Wimbledon. Today, it is heat. In the past, there was no need to water lawns in the UK. Today, water is running out but there would be no lawns without irrigation. Tomorrow, there will be no Wimbledon and no lawns. www.theguardian.com/news/2013/ju...

yeast of burden2

Yes yes love it (the win, not the climate collapse)

Domestique

@domestiquecycling.com

The results of a great day of racing! 😍 🇳🇱 Van der Poel wins in impressive fashion! RESULT & STANDINGS 📰 www.domestiquecycling.com/en/cycling-r...

224h ago

Lady Starblade

@ladystarblade.bsky.social

Holy crap, my heart was in my throat that last km, sheesh! Mads and Ineos were closing like wildfire, but MVDP got there. Well deserved! 👏 (And on a more selfish note, hopefully this takes some pressure off Jasper now that the team has a win. 👍) That was a very cool stage! #TDF2026

174h ago

Lukas Knöfler

@lukascph.bsky.social

Netcompany-Ineos: "We're losing time on GC to Pidcock and THJ." That's called racing. There are still two weeks to go, who cares about a minute you win or lose today?! #TDF2026

144h ago

Win White2

They know their radio is on the TV broadcast. They’re acting like what they’re doing makes a difference.😉

kay-choices.bsky.social2

If they were doing that they would have put Ganna on the front. UAE opened the door and they had numbers so decided to try for a win. There are little enough opportunities for riders like him at this Tour.