• Sunday April 7, 2024 at 8:51 PM Opinion Mathieu van de Poel stated it himself in the press conference after his victory in Paris-Roubaix. The level he demonstrated in his 60 kilometer solo on his way to victory in the hell tour came close to his performance last year on the way to the … Read more
Sunday April 7, 2024 at 4:52 PM Mathieu van der Poel has won Paris-Roubaix for the second time in a row in grand style. A week after his victory in the Tour of Flanders, Alpecin-Deceuninck opened the race early, after which MVDP opted for a solo with 60 kilometers from the finish, which he completed … Read more
The peloton is already “traumatized” by the serious falls which sent several cycling stars to the hospital, and here comes Paris-Roubaix on Sunday, one of the most dangerous races of the year. Mathieu van der Poel is the big favorite. If there’s one race that’s scary, it’s the Hell of the North. Since its first … Read more
• Tuesday 2 April 2024 at 07:53 Interview With his third victory in the Tour of Flanders, Mathieu van der Poel placed himself in the illustrious list of record holders. Achiel Buysse, Fiorenzo Magni, Eric Leman, Johan Museeuw, Tom Boonen and Fabian Cancellara preceded him. “I can also see Mathieu De Ronde winning a fourth … Read more
Jan 4, 2024 at 2:42 PM Update: an hour ago Mathieu van der Poel has continued his impressive winning streak in cyclo-cross. The Dutchman kept Wout van Aert far behind him in Koksijde on Thursday. Among the women, Fem van Empel was in a class of her own. Van der Poel allowed Van Aert to … Read more
Thursday January 4, 2024 at 2:21 PM Video The course of the X2O Trophy Koksijde is particularly difficult, Wout van Aert said before the start of the ‘Duinencross’. Mathieu van der Poel agrees. “That’s always a bit of a shame for a sand cross,” he continued MVDP in conversation with, among others CyclingFlits. “It is … Read more
Niels Bastiaens • Monday December 25, 2023 at 11:00 AM The busiest cyclo-cross week coincides with the holidays every year. Cross on December 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30, which makes it not easy for the top performers to celebrate Christmas exuberantly with family and friends. CyclingFlits posed the question to the top … Read more
Zeger Schaeken • Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 7:45 AM Interview Mathieu van der Poel impressed last Saturday when he returned to the field. The world champion left nothing to chance in Herentals and immediately blasted away in the opening round. It looked impressive, but how did a number of insiders of the cyclo-cross world … Read more
Niels Bastiaens • Saturday December 16, 2023 at 10:00 AM Special For the first time in years, the cross programs of Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert differ considerably. The Dutchman is going for his sixth world title in the field, which brings him very close to Eric De Vlaeminck’s record. Van Aert … Read more
The day before the start, it was a big halo, but the development of the race showed where the truth is. In the mountain biking community, the prevailing opinion is that justice has been – at least partially – served. Photo: ČTK / Červený Michal Peter Sagan on the track of the cross country World … Read more