Mathieu van der Poel dedicates stage win to grandad after taking yellow jersey

Mathieu Van der Poel took the yellow jersey with victory on stage two of the Tour de France (Stephane Mahe/AP/PA)

Mathieu van der Poel took the yellow jersey he and his family craved as he powered up the Mur-de-Bretagne for an emotional stage win in the Tour de France.

While Tadej Pogacar and Primoz Roglic strengthened their case as the prime contenders to be wearing yellow in Paris – and Geraint Thomas lost time – it was Van der Poel who took the leader’s jersey off the shoulders of Julian Alaphilippe.