{"id":176795,"date":"2020-02-03T11:58:26","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T11:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=176795"},"modified":"2020-02-03T11:58:26","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T11:58:26","slug":"mathieu-van-der-poel-wins-his-third-world-cyclocross-title-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2020\/02\/03\/mathieu-van-der-poel-wins-his-third-world-cyclocross-title-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Mathieu van der Poel Wins His Third World Cyclocross Title 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>Start to finish for Mathieu<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"nl\" dir=\"ltr\">Proficiat, Mathieu van der Poel, met je wereldtitel! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v8ENxypsEB\">pic.twitter.com\/v8ENxypsEB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sporza \ud83d\udeb4 (@sporza_koers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sporza_koers\/status\/1223980805552320513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h4>UCI 2020 Cyclocross World Championships Results<\/h4>\n<p>1. Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) \u2013 1:08:52<br \/>\n2. Tom Pidcock (UK) + 1:20<br \/>\n3. Toon Aerts (Bel) + 1:45<br \/>\n4. Wout van Aert (Bel) + 2:04<br \/>\n5. Laurence Sweek (Bel) + 2:32<br \/>\n6. Michael Vanthourenhout (Bel) + 3:12<br \/>\n7. Corne van Kessel (Ned) + 3:52<br \/>\n8. Tim Merlier (Bel) + 4:32<br \/>\n9. Quinten Hermans (Bel) + 4:48<br \/>\n10. Eli Iserbyt (Bel) + 5:11<\/p>\n<h2><strong>That is pretty good<\/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\">Hahah Rohan Dennis with a brilliant Chris Froome imitation! \ud83e\udd23 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TourDownUnder?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TourDownUnder<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZGeWiKaazA\">pic.twitter.com\/ZGeWiKaazA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bas Tietema (@BasTietema) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BasTietema\/status\/1220995064824061953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>TMI?<\/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\">Things I\u2019ve panic pee\u2019d on during a race<\/p>\n<p>Rim brakes<br \/>Disc brakes<br \/>Wheel<br \/>Frame<br \/>Tyre<br \/>Handlebars<br \/>Garmin\/wahoo\/bryton<br \/>Shoes<br \/>Socks<br \/>Leg<br \/>Shorts<br \/>Bidon<br \/>Bidon lid (don\u2019t worry, I gave it a wipe)<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alex Dowsett (@alexdowsett) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexdowsett\/status\/1222459374360088577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Legend<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B8EvtGnAd9v\/<\/p>\n<h2><strong>This needs to happen<\/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\">If a uci gravel Worlds happens I designed the winner\u2019s jersey. Cc: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCI_cycling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UCI_cycling<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SMBwDIMWgm\">pic.twitter.com\/SMBwDIMWgm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ben King (@BenKing89) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenKing89\/status\/1221254900027478017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/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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