Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel has won the hilly second stage of the Tour de France after holding off defending champion ...

Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel has won the hilly second stage of the Tour de France after holding off defending champion ...

Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel won the hilly second stage of the Tour de France on Sunday after holding off defending ...

The Tour de France has a new leader, after a perfectly thought-out sprint finish from Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel on ...

Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel won the hilly second stage of the Tour de France on Sunday after holding off defending ...

Dutch cyclist Mathieu Van der Poel won the hilly second stage of the Tour de France on Sunday after holding off reigning champion Tadej Pogacar.

Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel won the second stage of the Tour de France after holding off defending champ Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard in a sprint to the line ...

Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel won the hilly second stage of the Tour de France on Sunday after holding off defending champion Tadej Pogačar.

Instead, it was Van der Poel -- nicknamed "The Flying Dutchman" -- who surged clear and then withstood Pogacar's late burst, having also beaten the Slovenian star at Paris-Roubaix in April.

The longest trek of this year's race featured about 4 kilometers of climbing suited to allrounders like the three-time Paris-Roubaix classic winner Van der Poel and former Cyclo-cross star Wout ...