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Cyclocross, Mathieu van der Poel, News, Racing, Top story - February 1, 2021

Mathieu van der Poel on the sadness of winning in the coronavirus era

While Van der Poel is subdued by the lack of fanfare that met his third rainbow jersey in a row, things like preparing for the Tour de France with a mountain bike training camp will keep him hungry

Axel Merckx warns Wout van Aert, Mathieu van der Poel and other young stars not to burn out early

Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert at the 2020 Tour of Flanders (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)

Axel Merckx warns young riders who race both road and cyclocross not to burn out too early in their careers

Yves Lampaert rounds out classics season with victory at the Three Days of De Panne

Yves Lampaert (Deceuninck- Quick-Step) wins the Driedaagse Brugge - De Panne 2020, in De Panne, Belgium. (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)

Former Belgian champion Yves Lampaert won the final northern classic of the year with a six kilometre solo move in a wind ravaged race. The Belgian rider was part of an eight man group which formed in the final 15km of the Three Days of Depanne, and attacked with three team mates in the group […]

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Mathieu van der Poel, News, Racing, Top story - October 21, 2020

Mathieu van der Poel crashes out of Three Days of De Panne

Mathieu van der Poel (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)

Mathieu van der Poel has crashed out of the Three Days of De Panne.

Julian Alaphilippe takes his first win as World Champion at Brabantse Pijl 2020

Julian Alaphilippe wins Brabantse Pijl 2020 (Photo by DAVID STOCKMAN/Belga/AFP via Getty Images)

Julian Alaphilippe takes his first win as World Champion at the second time of asking, but he almost lost out in a photo-finish yet again as Mathieu van der Poel left it very late to sprint for the line.