{"id":181063,"date":"2021-01-04T11:53:56","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T11:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=181063"},"modified":"2021-01-04T11:53:56","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T11:53:56","slug":"mathieu-van-der-poel-wins-in-hulst-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2021\/01\/04\/mathieu-van-der-poel-wins-in-hulst-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Mathieu van der Poel Wins in Hulst 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><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Dutchman\u2019s back-to-back wins<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) took another win after his Gullegem triumph from last week. He dominated the race and beat World Cup leader Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) by 1:31. Tom Pidcock finished a further 18 seconds back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s almost a home win,\u201d Van der Poel said after the race. \u201cThere are very few races in the Netherlands so it&#8217;s super nice to have one here today. I enjoyed the race and had some really good legs today so that helps.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">These rainbow bands were untouchable today!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf08\ud83d\udcaa<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CXWorldCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CXWorldCup<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x3aZdKHips\">pic.twitter.com\/x3aZdKHips<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UCI Cyclocross (@UCI_CX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCI_CX\/status\/1345759188128034816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Van der Poel put on a commanding performance, he attacked on the second lap with no one being able to respond. Then he steadily increased his advantage to a 3-minute lead at one point.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you see last week, I was almost three minutes behind Van Aert so I don&#8217;t think it means anything. It&#8217;s the shape of the day which determines the gaps a little bit. I felt really strong today and I&#8217;m glad I can finish my first block of races in this kind of shape.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup &#8211; Hulst 2021 results<\/h4>\n<p>1. Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) \u2013 1:05:27<br \/>\n2. Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) + 1:31<br \/>\n3. Tom Pidcock (Trinity Racing) + 1:49<br \/>\n4. Michael Vanthourenhout (Pauwels Sauzen \u2013 Bingoal) + 2:41<br \/>\n5. Toon Aerts (Telenet Baloise Lions) + 3:07<br \/>\n6. Lars van der Haar (Telenet Baloise Lions) + 3:19<br \/>\n7. Quinten Hermans (Tormans) + 3:32<br \/>\n8. Laurens Sweeck (Pauwels Sauzen \u2013 Bingoal) + 3:37<br \/>\n9. Ryan Kamp (Pauwels Sauzen \u2013 Bingoal) + 4:12<br \/>\n10. Corne Van Kessel (Tormans) + 4:46<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Chris Froome debuts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CJgxVI7HbzV\/?utm_source=ig_embed<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Marianne Vos debuts<\/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\">\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Hulst?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Hulst<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Only the first of many \ud83d\ude03 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xXIvFHXGKT\">pic.twitter.com\/xXIvFHXGKT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Team Visma | Lease a Bike Women (@visma_lab_women) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/visma_lab_women\/status\/1345730808695418880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>A whole lot of debuts<\/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\">Matching! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/canyon_bikes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@canyon_bikes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Movistar_Team?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Movistar_Team<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WvzXxWUYvM\">pic.twitter.com\/WvzXxWUYvM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Annemiek van Vleuten (@AvVleuten) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AvVleuten\/status\/1345111075025514496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>New year, new challenge<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>See you out there!<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CJQ3QPpAlcF\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it. 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