Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel is on a huge roll in the Tour de Suisse 2021.
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He's just won stage three of the race, a day after winning stage two, and its moved him into the overall lead by one second over Julian Alaphilippe.
Australia's Michael Matthews was forced to settle for fourth place in the sprint finish to a chaotic end to stage three.
Van der Poel kicked hard with 200 metres to go on stage three, which immediately gapped everyone.
Christophe Laporte put in a very good sprint to take second with Alaphilippe in third.
The Dutch champion also goes into the yellow jersey with Alaphilippe staying in second overall with a one second deficit. Former leader, Stefan Kung now sits in third at four seconds.
Australian Associated Press
