© BELGIUM Following Tadej Pogacar at La Redoute was too ambitious, even for Mathieu van der Poel, the man of the spring. The world champion had no chance of victory in Liège-Bastogne-Liège, with the presence of the Slovenian all-rounder, but he did not let third place slip away. Van der Poel looked back on ‘La … Read more
© BELGIUM World champion Mathieu van der Poel will start in Liège-Bastogne-Liège for the second time in his career on Sunday. Not as a top favorite, but with healthy ambition. “The batteries have been recharged,” the Dutchman said in a press release from Alpecin-Deceuninck. READ ALSO. One top favorite is, the other is not: Mathieu … Read more
• Monday April 15, 2024 at 10:55 AM It was written in the stars that Mathieu van der Poel would win the Amstel Gold Race 2024. The only question was where in the race he would start a long solo. But none of that. The world champion could not impress again. Tom Pidcock did and … Read more
© BELGIUM It is perhaps the news of the day: Mathieu van der Poel, who failed to win the Amstel Gold Race on Sunday. The world champion did not have a super day and finished 22nd in a large group of favorites. Read below what Van der Poel had to say afterwards. READ ALSO. Just … Read more
• Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 7:30 AM Interview In 2019, it had taken eighteen years for the Amstel Gold Race to have a winner from the Netherlands again. That was then Mathieu van der Poel after a crazy final, who became Erik Dekker’s successor. He defeated in 2001 Lance Armstrong after a sprint with … Read more
Friday, April 12, 2024 at 1:56 PM After his impressive victories in recent weeks, Mathieu van der Poel is the top favorite for the Amstel Gold Race. He already won the hill classic in Limburg in 2019 and in his second participation, in 2022, he was fourth. “Of course I enjoy returning to the Amstel,” … Read more
It had been the last time since Rik Van Looy that a world champion had won the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix in the same year. The Emperor of Herentals did it for Mathieu van der Poel in 1962. “Winning Paris-Roubaix wearing the world champion’s jersey is a very special feeling.” 90-year-old Rik Van Looy … Read more
© Sporza His triumph in Flanders was marred by beer throwers. At 40 kilometers from the finish in Roubaix, a hat thrower attracted attention. No cycling enthusiast wants to even think about what could have happened if the thing spun in his wheel or chain. The riders’ union already wants an investigation. READ ALSO. Mathieu … Read more
Winning the double Tour of Flanders – Paris-Roubaix as world champion. Mathieu van der Poel did it with force majeure. The Dutchman also soloed in the Hell Classic to an impressive victory in a classic, his seventh: “It is a dream.” READ ALSO. What a demonstration! Mathieu van der Poel completes 60 (!) kilometers solo … Read more
Sunday April 7, 2024 at 10:15 PM Mathieu van der Poel once again honored his rainbow jersey in Paris-Roubaix. The 29-year-old world champion won again after an impressive solo of almost 60 kilometers Hell of the North. His Alpecin-Deceuninck team once again had everything under control and has scored three out of three in the … Read more