{"id":175941,"date":"2019-11-04T13:00:59","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T13:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=175941"},"modified":"2019-11-04T13:01:59","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T13:01:59","slug":"peter-sagan-throwing-axes-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2019\/11\/04\/peter-sagan-throwing-axes-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Sagan Throwing Axes and Other Cool News from the World of Cycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it! So, what did you miss?<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Van der Poel wins at cyclocross again<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Dutchman is set to defend his rainbow jersey early next year. In the first cyclocross race since his breakthrough in road racing, he won with 23 seconds to spare. Unfortunately, his main rival Van Aert was missing at the Telenet Superprestige Ruddervoorde due to the injury he sustained at the Tour de France.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPersonally, I think it\u2019s a shame that Van Aert is not there because he has always been my biggest competitor,\u201d Van der Poel said. \u201cBut maybe I\u2019ll find a challenge in Eli Iserbyt now. It seems that he has taken a big step up.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_175947\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175947\" style=\"width: 1250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2019\/11\/profimedia-0480864769.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-175947\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2019\/11\/profimedia-0480864769.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1250\" height=\"833\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-175947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mathieu Van Der Poel celebrates his victory at the Cyclocross Ruddervoorde on November 3, 2019. \u00a9 DAVID STOCKMAN \/ AFP \/ Profimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The two-time world cyclocross champion won the Amstel Gold Race as well as the Tour of Britain this year. And it was hinted that he will start the Vuelta next year, his first-ever Grand Tour. With the first three stages happening in the Netherlands, it should be interesting indeed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like new challenges. Riding in a Grand Tour could indeed be the next challenge,\u201d Van der Poel admitted in an interview for Algemeen Dagblad.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Peter Sagan off-season training<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Well, it seems I&#39;m not that bad in axe throwing, @tvb_osttirol style. It even looks more impressive in slow motion&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GoPro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gopro<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoProHERO8?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoProHERO8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UAlMqhyXtF\">pic.twitter.com\/UAlMqhyXtF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Peter Sagan (@petosagan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/petosagan\/status\/1188881027395129345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My axe-throwing skills are quite good but sack racing isn&#39;t my strong point. Congratulations to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BORAhansgrohe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BORAhansgrohe<\/a> soigneur Marina Gindhart for beating me with such ease in our team-building activities in @tvb_osttirol. I have to copy her style and technique! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GoPro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gopro<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoProHERO8?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoProHERO8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vW7ZcLSv5O\">pic.twitter.com\/vW7ZcLSv5O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Peter Sagan (@petosagan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/petosagan\/status\/1189230494359138306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>It\u2019s real<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B4b8pQCgjw4\/<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The horror<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWhen you wake up and realize it\u2019s Monday&#8230;\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mondaymood?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mondaymood<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2Sd5HVFNU1\">pic.twitter.com\/2Sd5HVFNU1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; EF Pro Cycling (@EFprocycling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EFprocycling\/status\/1188894470311415815?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>He grew a bit<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">First sprint finish of the new season was a hard one! Enjoyed our team camp at UAE. Countdown to the new season. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RideTogether?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RideTogether<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/YearOfTolerance?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#YearOfTolerance<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yfltTYbdya\">pic.twitter.com\/yfltTYbdya<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jasper Philipsen (@JasperPhilipsen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasperPhilipsen\/status\/1189472717604610049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it! 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