Late mechanical issue costs Tom Pidcock as Mathieu van der Poel surges to Tour de France stage nine victory

Mathieu van der Poel showcased his class with a beautifully measured ride - (Reuters)

A late mechanical issue cost Tom Pidcock as Mathieu van der Poel won stage nine of the Tour de France from a breakaway.

Pidcock was left unable to change gear and came in third as Van der Poel beat Tobias Johannessen in a four-up sprint in Ussel.