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…
Mathieu van der Poel demonstrated his unrivaled talent in cyclo-cross by clinching his fourth consecutive World Cup victory in Zonhoven. This win marks his tenth victory in as many starts this season.
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…
To paraphrase the Who: “Welcome to the new year, same as the old year,” because Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceunick) opened 2024 the way he closed 2023 by blowing away the competition in a cyclo-cross race. Even a rain-swamped and muddy track on the first…
