Mathieu van der Poel poses with the leader's shirt for the fourth time so far this edition of the Tour de France.
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Mathieu van der Poel returned to dress yellow on the Tour de France 2025. The Dutch, figure of Alpecin-Deceuninck, recovered the leadership in the general classification by just a second of difference with Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates).
Van der Poel was part of the escape of the day with the intention of gaining his second stage victory in this edition. However, he failed to follow the rhythm of Irish Ben Healy (EF Education Easypost), who won alone in this half mountain fraction that toured 201.5 kilometers between Bayeux and Vira Normandie.
Despite not achieving its main objective, Van der Poel will carry the yellow jersey for the fourth time so far from the tour. Its accumulated time is 21 hours, 52 seconds and 34 seconds. “I am happy to take her at least one more day,” he said at the end of the day.
Tadej Pogacar, current champion and the main favorite to the title, was dissatisfied with his performance this Thursday. In addition to losing the general leadership, he also gave the first place in the mountain classification, which is now heading his teammate, the Belgian Tim Wellens.
The provisional podium in the fight for the yellow jersey is completed by the Belgian Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step), also leader of the classification of young people. It is 49 seconds from Van der Poel. Danish Jonas Vingegaard, champion of this race in 2022 and 2023, is fifth (+1: 14).
This was the general classification of the Tour de France after the sixth stage:
| Cyclist | Country | Equipment | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Mathieu van der Poel | Netherlands | Alpecin-DECEUNINCK | 21:52:34 |
| (2) Tadej Pogacar | Slovenia | UAE Team Emirates | +00:01 |
| (3) Remco Evenepoel | Belgium | Soudal-Quick Step | +00:43 |
| (4) Kévin Vauquelin | France | Arkéa – B&B Hotles | +01:00 |
| (5) Jonas Vingegaard | Denmark | Visma | Lease a Bike | +01:14 |
| (6) Matteo Jorgenson | Of .u. | Visma | Lease a Bike | +01:23 |
| (7) João Almeida | Portugal | UAE Team Emirates | +01:59 |
| (8) Ben Healy | Ireland | EF Education – EasyPost | +02:01 |
| (9) Florian Lipowitz | Germany | Red Bull – Bora – Hansgrohe | +02:32 |
| (10) Primoz Roglic | Slovenia | Red Bull – Bora – Hansgrohe | +02:36 |
| (14) Santiago Buitrago | Colombia | Bahrain – Victorious | +03:57 |
The best of Latin Americans so far this Large loop He is the Colombian Santiago Buitragohead of ranks of Bahrain Victorios, which places box 14 of the general classification. It is 3 minutes and 27 seconds from the new leader.
The Tour de France continues this Thursday with a new day of Half Mountain. Its route presents three ports, two third category and one fourth. The extension will be 197 kilometers and will have a positive slope of 2,315 meters.
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