Van der Poel: When I feel good I always try to attack

Tour of Britain stage 6 time trial in Pershore
Mathieu van der Poel (Image credit: SWpix.com)

Mathieu van der Poel (Corendon-Circus) regained his overall lead at the Tour of Britain after a solid performance in the individual time trial on stage 6. The young Dutchman finished sixth on the stage, 12 seconds behind winner Edoardo Affini (Mitchelton-Scott) to move back into the leader’s jersey with a six-second lead over Affini's teammate Matteo Trentin.
 
Van der Poel, who is using the Tour of Britain as part of his training for the World Championships later this month, hinted that he might go on the attack over the final two days of the British race as he looks to seal the overall title in what will be the longest race of his career. 

"They've told me that tomorrow is going to be another uphill finish and that suits me. I'll try my best to be up there, and we've shown already that we have a few strong riders here to control the race. I've got confidence for tomorrow," van der Poel said in his post-stage press conference.

Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.