• Stage two winner Mathieu Van Der Poel with Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates. EPA
    Stage two winner Mathieu Van Der Poel with Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates. EPA
  • Stage two winner Mathieu van der Poel as he crosses the finish line. AFP
    Stage two winner Mathieu van der Poel as he crosses the finish line. AFP
  • Mathieu Van Der Poel celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the second stage of the Tour de France on Sunday, June 27, 2021. AP
    Mathieu Van Der Poel celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the second stage of the Tour de France on Sunday, June 27, 2021. AP
  • Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar, centre, of the UAE-Team Emirates and Primoz Roglic, left, of the Jumbo Visma team cross the finish line during the second stage of the Tour de France. EPA
    Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar, centre, of the UAE-Team Emirates and Primoz Roglic, left, of the Jumbo Visma team cross the finish line during the second stage of the Tour de France. EPA
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    UAE Team Emirates riders Vegard Stake Laengen and Mikkel Bjerg. Reuters
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    UAE Team Emirates rider Tadej Pogacar with the peloton. Reuters
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Tour de France: UAE Team Emirates' Tadej Pogacar 'happy where I am' after strong finish in stage 2

Slovenian champion moves up to third in early tussle for yellow jersey

Amith Passela
Amith Passela

June 28, 2021

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UAE Team Emirates star and defending champion Tadej Pogacar said he was “happy where I am” as he starts Monday’s stage three of the Tour de France.

The Slovenian finished second behind Alpecin-Fenix rider Mathieu van der Poel on Sunday’s second stage to move up three places in the general classification into third, 13 seconds behind the leader.

“It was a good day,” Pogacar, 22, who remains in the white jersey of the best young rider, told cyclingnews.com.

“First things first, everyone in our team started the stage: it make us happy that Marc [Hirschi] recovered well from yesterday’s crash.

“I would have liked to win, but I am also happy to see Mathieu van der Poel win. It would have been difficult for me to win today, because there were many guys following my every move.”

Pogacar was nicely led by his UAE Team Emirates squad for most of the second stage before he made his challenge on the first ascent of Mur-de-Bretagne.

He kicked clear of Jumbo-Visma’s Primoz Roglic, GC leader Julian Alaphilippe of Deceuninck-QuickStep and Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) to pick up five bonus seconds for second place behind Van der Poel.

Ineos proceeded to control the race on the run-in to the final dash up to Mur-de-Bretagne, where Van der Poel unleashed his winning attack with 700 metres to go.

Pogacar had no immediate response, but he was prominent when the chasing group broke up within sight of the line. He clipped away with Roglic and Wilco Kelderman (Bora-Hansgrohe) and won the sprint for second.

“In the end I took the second place, and I’m happy with that,” the UAE Team Emirates rider added.

“It was a surprise for me to see Mathieu attacking on the first climb, even if he joked at the beginning of the stage with me that we three [Pogacar, Roglic, Van der Poel] should go on the attack today.

“I’m happy with where I am right now. I’m pleased with my shape and with how my Tour de France is looking.”

The sprinters will be on the road to Pontivy and Fougeres in the next two days, but Pogacar and Roglic face an important test on stage five, the 27.2km time trial from Change to Laval.

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Mercer, the investment consulting arm of US services company Marsh & McLennan, expects its wealth division to at least double its assets under management (AUM) in the Middle East as wealth in the region continues to grow despite economic headwinds, a company official said.

Mercer Wealth, which globally has $160 billion in AUM, plans to boost its AUM in the region to $2-$3bn in the next 2-3 years from the present $1bn, said Yasir AbuShaban, a Dubai-based principal with Mercer Wealth.

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