If any of his rivals in the upcoming Cyclo-cross World Championships in Tabor, Czech Republic, found a reason to hope in Mathieu van der Poel’s recent loss to arch-rival Wout van Aert, the reigning world champion has shown them they were greatly mistaken. Van der…
Cyclo-cross fans got a reminder on Sunday of how thrilling their sport can be when its best riders are in good form, as Wout van Aert (Visma–Lease a Bike) won a tight and dramatic race in Benidorm in Spain, ending arch-rival Mathieu van der Poel’s…
Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) concluded the first part of his 2023-24 cyclocross season with his tenth consecutive victory, and fourth in a World Cup event, when he won Sunday’s race at Zonhoven by a margin of 20 seconds over fellow Dutchman Joris Nieuwenhuis (Baloise…
The surprising result in Thursday’s X20 Trofee cyclo-cross race at Koksijde wasn’t the dominant victory by Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceunick). After all, he hasn’t lost a ‘cross race all winter, making it nine overwhelming victories in a row in what looks like an unstoppable…
