'I've done it seven times, so he can do it once' – Peter Sagan backs Mathieu van der Poel for Tour de France green jersey battle

Alpecin - Deceuninck team's Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey cycles with his teammates in the pack of riders (peloton) during the 7th stage of the 112th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 197 km between Saint-Malo and Mur-de-Bretagne Guerledan, in Brittany, western France, on July 11, 2025. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP).

With two sprint stages completed at the Tour de France and two more on the menu this weekend, the battle for the green jersey is heating up.

Currently, the sprinters are battling against Classics specialists and the GC men, with race leader Tadej Pogačar heading up the classification with 156 points to Jonathan Milan's 122.