Mathieu van der Poel has been a key to Alpecin-Deceuninck's achievements at the Tour de France in the first week, delivering an unbeatable lead-out for Jasper Philipsen in all three of the Belgian's stage victories. The haul of points has given Philipsen a 110-point lead in the green jersey competition over the next-best rider.
On the first rest day in Clermont-Ferrand, Van der Poel and Philipsen reflected on what was a better-than-expected opening to the Tour for the Dutch-speaking media.
