Mathieu van der Poel Wins His Third World Cyclocross Title and Other Cool News from the World of Cycling

Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it! So, what did you miss?

Start to finish for Mathieu

What a show of dominance by van der Poel! At the end of the first lap, the Dutch superstar already led by 12 seconds. In the end, he beat Tom Pidcock by 1:08, leaving no room for questioning his form. The young Brit, Tom Pidcock, put out a stunning performance as well and claimed the second place beating Toon Aerts down to third. Wout van Aert finished fourth.

Proficiat, Mathieu van der Poel, met je wereldtitel! pic.twitter.com/v8ENxypsEB

— Sporza 🚴 (@sporza_koers) February 2, 2020

UCI 2020 Cyclocross World Championships Results

1. Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) – 1:08:52
2. Tom Pidcock (UK) + 1:20
3. Toon Aerts (Bel) + 1:45
4. Wout van Aert (Bel) + 2:04
5. Laurence Sweek (Bel) + 2:32
6. Michael Vanthourenhout (Bel) + 3:12
7. Corne van Kessel (Ned) + 3:52
8. Tim Merlier (Bel) + 4:32
9. Quinten Hermans (Bel) + 4:48
10. Eli Iserbyt (Bel) + 5:11

That is pretty good

Hahah Rohan Dennis with a brilliant Chris Froome imitation! 🤣 #TourDownUnder pic.twitter.com/ZGeWiKaazA

— Bas Tietema (@BasTietema) January 25, 2020

TMI?

Things I’ve panic pee’d on during a race

Rim brakes
Disc brakes
Wheel
Frame
Tyre
Handlebars
Garmin/wahoo/bryton
Shoes
Socks
Leg
Shorts
Bidon
Bidon lid (don’t worry, I gave it a wipe)

— Alex Dowsett (@alexdowsett) January 29, 2020

Legend

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The Italian cyclist Giusto Cerutti carries his broken bicycle after an accident during the 1928 TDF. At the time, the rules forbade the cyclists from receiving any help. (Nationaal Archief/Spaarnestad) #welovecycling

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