A small gesture that is worth all the gold in the world.
If he was about to lose his yellow jersey to Tadej Pgacar on Saturday during the eighth stage of the Tour de France, Mathieu van der Poel did not forget to put stars in the eyes of a youngster spectator during the ascent to Le Grand-Bornand.
The Belgian simply gave an empty can to a kid, in the colors of the polka dot jersey, on the side of the road.
A gift that delighted the toddler, moved, touched by this attention from Raymond Poulidor's grandson.
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The video did not fail to make the rounds of social networks and Mathieu van der Poel commented on the image: “It
all starts with a dream,
” he said.
And to add: "
I lived six extraordinary days in yellow, thank you for your support
".
Since then, we have obviously learned of the abandonment of the Alpecin rider, before the ninth stage.
The person concerned will now be able to concentrate on other objectives, such as the Olympic Games for example.
But this kid, him, is not about to forget this day of Saturday and this moment of joy.
