{"id":181561,"date":"2021-02-01T10:51:22","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T10:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=181561"},"modified":"2021-02-01T10:51:22","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T10:51:22","slug":"mathieu-van-der-poel-wins-third-cyclo-cross-world-championships-in-a-row-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2021\/02\/01\/mathieu-van-der-poel-wins-third-cyclo-cross-world-championships-in-a-row-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Mathieu van der Poel Wins Third Cyclo-cross World Championships in a Row 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><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Mathieu van der Poel makes it three<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Dutchman flew over his handlebars early on in a muddy chicane. Van Aert accelerated trying to maximize his gains and it looked like it was all over for van der Poel. However, Wout van Aert then had a puncture and Mathieu left him behind. Steadily extending his advantage, Mathieu van der Poel crossed the line 37 seconds ahead of his biggest rival. He took the third rainbow jersey in a row and fourth overall. Congratulations! Well deserved, champ.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\ude1b<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mathieuvdpoel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mathieuvdpoel<\/a> \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1 retains the title.<br \/>The rainbow \ud83c\udf08 bands are his for another year!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ostend2021?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ostend2021<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/99QcF5TOXL\">pic.twitter.com\/99QcF5TOXL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UCI Cyclocross (@UCI_CX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCI_CX\/status\/1355899128824401922?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Elite Men\u2019s Cyclocross World Championships 2021 results<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) \u2013 58:57<\/li>\n<li>Wout van Aert (Bel) + 37 seconds<\/li>\n<li>Toon Aerts (Bel) + 1:24<\/li>\n<li>Tom Pidcock (GBr) + 1:37<\/li>\n<li>Laurens Sweeck (Bel) + 2:05<\/li>\n<li>Michael Vanthourenhout (Bel) + 2:14<\/li>\n<li>Eli Iserbyt (Bel) + 2:18<\/li>\n<li>Quinten Hermans (Bel) + 2:23<\/li>\n<li>Lars Van der Haar (Bel) + 2:41<\/li>\n<li>Joris Nieuwenhuis (Ned) + 3:15<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><strong>Pure love<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CKjxKsHKTJ3\/<\/p>\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\">Great pro tip. Never drink from a bottle. Some riders pee in bottles and throw it away to people. Yes that\u2019s disgusting. No i have never done this.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Thomas De Gendt (@DeGendtThomas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeGendtThomas\/status\/1353369841340739585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Joy of joys<\/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\">UCI testers were the ones that lit the bonfire yesterday morning at our house after an hour trying to get the little lady back to sleep \ud83d\ude2d<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alex Howes (@alex_howes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alex_howes\/status\/1354808078407852034?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Does it?<\/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\">Does it always snow this much in the UK during winter? When I was little it was the most exciting thing in the world and seemed to happen maybe 2 days a year. Now it feels as common as rain. Does it just feel like it because now I have a bike and not a sledge?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MILADY MAKER!! \ud83c\udf37\ud83c\udf38\ud83c\udf1e (@elinorbarker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elinorbarker\/status\/1352914856471650304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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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