Fans might have been puzzled to see Mathieu van der Poel step onto the podium of the Tour de France in the yellow jersey after stage four, rather than the man who had just won, Tadej Pogačar.It was all because of a little-used rule called count-back,

Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel has won the hilly second stage of the Tour de France after holding off defending champion Tadej Pogačar and two-time winner Jonas Vingegaard in a sprint to the line.