Inconsolable Mathieu van der Poel after yellow tribute: ‘It is very hard that grandfather is not there’ | Tour de France

Stage winner Mathieu van der Poel points to the sky, as a tribute to his deceased grandfather Raymond Poulidor.

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sport">BLACKBERRY – The man who normally controls his emotions was now inconsolable for hours. The finger with which Mathieu van der Poel pointed to heaven, and the many tears that flowed after that, told him how much this ultimate tribute to his grandfather Raymond Poulidor, who died in 2019. In a sensational way he embarked on an almost hopeless expedition, with which he once again amazed the world. The thoughts of saved gave him extra strength to realize his yellow mission in this Tour de France.

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