Van der Poel powers to victory on 9th stage of Tour de France and Pogacar keeps yellow jersey

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Mathieu van der Poel won the ninth stage of the Tour de France following a well-timed sprint finish. Meanwhile, defending champion Tadej Pogacar retained the race leader’s yellow jersey after this hilly stage.

Mathieu van der Poel timed his attack perfectly to win the hilly ninth stage of the Tour de France in a sprint finish, while defending champion Tadej Pogacar kept the race leader’s yellow jersey on Sunday. Van der Poel was in a group of four contesting the victory.