Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 2 - Perros-Guirec to Mur-de-Bretagne Guerledan - France - June 27, 2021 Alpecin–Fenix rider Mathieu van der Poel of the Netherlands celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the second stage Pool via REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
MUR DE BRETAGNE, France (Reuters) -Mathieu van der Poel fulfilled his late grandfather Raymond Poulidor's lifetime dream when he claimed the Tour de France yellow jersey with a stunning, emotional win in the second stage on Sunday.
The Dutchman produced a brutal acceleration with 700 metres left in the final ascent to Mur de Bretagne to beat defending champion Tadej Pogacar and his fellow Slovenian Primoz Roglic, who were second and third respectively, six seconds behind.
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