Poor old Mathieu van der Poel. Delivers a mammoth effort to almost win from basically the flag drop and then finds himself being the only rider inside the top 10 in the general classification to lose time and drop a place from fifth to sixth.

Belgium’s Tim Merlier won his second stage at this year’s Tour de France on Sunday, outsprinting Jonathan Milan and Arnaud De Lie in Châteauroux, but the real story of the day was an incredible day-long break from Alpecin-Deceuninck pair Mathieu van der Poel and Jonas Rickaert.

Stage 11 route and updates with Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel chasing win on chaotic day in Toulouse - A 157km route starts and ends in Toulouse as the Tour de France returns after the first