Mathieu van der Poel modest after nearly-perfect lead-out: "Of course it could also be the other way around"

Another strong lead-out from Mathieu van der Poel saw Jasper Philipsen sprint to second stage victory in this year's Tour de France. The Dutch rider dropped the Belgian sprinter off his wheel perfectly in less than 200 meters to go.

"I was looking for a gap," Van der Poel analyzed his lead-out for NOS cameras. "Surprisingly I found that gap when I heard that Jasper was back in my wheel. I still had a good sprint in my legs to take him off."

"Of course it could also be the other way around, but now it works again. That's very nice of Jasper to finish it. Of course it might not work once, but now we've already started the Tour well."