Mathieu van der Poel
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Are we witnessing the death of the multi-discipline star?
Wout van Aert, Mathieu van der Poel and Tom Pidcock are all making noises about focusing on the road. Is an era ending?
By Adam Becket Published
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The six cyclo-cross races where Wout van Aert will face Mathieu van der Poel this year
The great Dutch and Belgian rivals will clash first on 22 December
By Adam Becket Last updated
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Tom Pidcock overcomes mechanical issues to win cross-country MTB gold at World Championships
Yorkshireman says his gears were ‘jumping on every climb’ on final lap of Glentress Forest course
By Tom Thewlis Published
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Mathieu van der Poel crashes out of World Championships cross-country mountain bike race
Dutch rider abandons inside three minutes of the event starting
By Tom Davidson Last updated
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The flying Dutchman: The making of Mathieu van der Poel
The flying Dutchman might be related to cycling royalty, but, as Adam Becket discovers, he has forged his own path to the top of cycling
By Adam Becket Published
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Mathieu van der Poel's protest poo - and four other famous toilet stops in cycling history
The new men's world champion apparently stopped off in a Scottish house to take a break on Sunday, but he was not the first to feel an urgency mid-race
By Adam Becket Published
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‘I’ve no idea how he did that’ - Mathieu van der Poel's coach on his broken shoe World Championships win
Koos Moerenhout says adrenaline got Van der Poel through the dramatic late incident which left him with a broken cleat and snapped Boa dial
By Tom Thewlis Published
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‘I really like city street racing’ - Tadej Pogačar on the ‘enjoyable’ World Championships road race course
Slovenian two-time Tour de France winner took bronze behind rainbow jersey winner Mathieu van der Poel
By Tom Thewlis Published
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'All of a sudden I was on the ground and my shoe was broken' - Mathieu van der Poel on World Championships win
Dutchman slipped out on a bend in closing stages and said that adrenaline kept him going on the way to the road world title
By Tom Thewlis Published