Mathieu van der Poel Archives

Road to the Tour: Is van der Poel Dreaming of Green?

June 27, 2025 at 7:04 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

Cycling great Eddy Merckx was given the nickname “The Cannibal” because of his insatiable appetite for gobbling up victories, and the moniker has occasionally also been used to describe the immense appetite for wins of Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates–XRG), who will almost certainly record…

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Back in the Game: Cycling’s Superstars Return with a Statement at the Dauphiné

June 9, 2025 at 8:50 am3 min reading

Road cycling

The organizers of this year’s Critérium du Dauphiné couldn’t have wished for a more superstar-studded line-up — or a more symbolic beginning. Stage 1 wasn’t just about a dramatic finish. It marked the high-profile return of cycling’s biggest names from injury and disruption, and their…

Pogačar Wins Surprise Sprint in Style: “I Was All Prepared to Come Back to the Bus”

June 9, 2025 at 8:23 am2 min reading

Road cycling

Tadej Pogačar did what no one — including himself — expected: he won a bunch sprint. The UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider launched his Criterium du Dauphiné campaign in jaw-dropping style, outsprinting Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) at the end…

Van der Poel MTB World Championship Quest Begins with a Crash-Out – and Perhaps Worse

May 26, 2025 at 9:13 am3 min reading

Outdoor/Mountain

Mathieu van der Poel’s quest for the mountain bike world championship began in Sunday’s Nové Město Na Moravě UCI World Series race with an absolute nightmare. He crashed twice on the start loop of the Elite Men’s race and eventually abandoned the race on the third of eight…

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Van der Poel Wins Electrifying and Brutal Paris-Roubaix After Pogačar Crashes

April 14, 2025 at 9:34 am3 min reading

Road cycling

Anybody wondering about how hard it is to ride the extravagantly cobbled Paris-Roubaix should have seen the face of Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) as he headed for victory on Sunday. Rather than triumph, his twisted grimace expressed anguish, fatigue and all the pain in…

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Van der Poel, Pogačar, Van Aert and Pedersen Race for Cobblestone Glory in Paris-Roubaix

April 11, 2025 at 11:25 am3 min reading

Road cycling

After last Sunday’s thrilling Tour of Flanders, won with a typical display of power, speed and stamina by Tadej Pogačar, we can look forward to what may be an even more electrifying race this Sunday: Paris-Roubaix, also known as the Hell of the North. These…

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Pogačar Wins Thrilling Tour of Flanders with Late Solo Burst

April 7, 2025 at 9:42 am3 min reading

Road cycling

Tadej Pogačar won an electrifying Tour of Flanders on Sunday with a typical display of power and speed that no one was able to resist. In winning the race for the second time, the UAE Team Emirates–XRG leader joined legend Eddy Merckx as the only…

Van der Poel Wins E3 Saxo Classic with Devastating Solo Ride

March 29, 2025 at 12:26 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

When a few days before the start of Friday’s E3 Saxo Classic Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates–XRG) dropped out of the race to ride in Paris-Roubaix, some of the interest had inevitably bled out of the race. After all, it came just a week after…

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Van der Poel Beats Pogačar and Ganna in Milan-Sanremo Finale

March 24, 2025 at 10:15 am3 min reading

Road cycling

Mathieu van der Poel won a thrilling three-rider battle with Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates–XRG) and Filippo Ganna (INEOS Grenadiers) over the final 25km of the 289km Milan-Sanremo to take his second victory in the prestigious Monument. In a nerve-wracking skirmish of tactics, power, and…

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Pogačar Faces Tough Test in Fifth Run at Milano-Sanremo Win

March 20, 2025 at 2:04 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

Boy, oh boy, I have been so looking forward to this Saturday’s Milano-Sanremo ever since I found out who would be at the start. It’s a veritable Who’s Who of cycling’s current and future champions: Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates–XRG), Mathieu van der Poel and…

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Road to the Tour: Is van der Poel Dreaming of Green?

Back in the Game: Cycling’s Superstars Return with a Statement at the Dauphiné

Pogačar Wins Surprise Sprint in Style: “I Was All Prepared to Come Back to the Bus”

Van der Poel MTB World Championship Quest Begins with a Crash-Out – and Perhaps Worse

Van der Poel Wins Electrifying and Brutal Paris-Roubaix After Pogačar Crashes

Van der Poel, Pogačar, Van Aert and Pedersen Race for Cobblestone Glory in Paris-Roubaix

Pogačar Wins Thrilling Tour of Flanders with Late Solo Burst

Van der Poel Wins E3 Saxo Classic with Devastating Solo Ride

Van der Poel Beats Pogačar and Ganna in Milan-Sanremo Finale

Pogačar Faces Tough Test in Fifth Run at Milano-Sanremo Win

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