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'It was certainly not the easiest course to open my winter' - Mathieu van der Poel overcomes early crash on cyclocross return

The 23-year-old Belgian had won the last two World Cup rounds he entered coming into Namur. Nys led the world champion on the ...
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'I should have taken this opportunity' – Thibau Nys rues late crash in Namur battle with Mathieu van der Poel

Cyclocross world champion Mathieu van der Poel hasn't lost a cyclocross race in almost two years; his most recent defeat came ...
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UCI World Cup Namur: Mathieu van der Poel claims victory on his return to cyclocross in close battle with Thibau Nys

Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) overcame serious competition from Thibau Nys (Baloise-Glowi Lions) to win on his ...
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'From now until the World Championships, we're racing for second place' - Cyclocross specialists brace for Mathieu van der Poel's season start on Sunday

Mathieu van der Poel will start his cyclocross season on Sunday at the UCI Cyclocross World Cup in Namur, and all of his ...
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Van der Poel benefits from Pogacar's early attack to win Milan-San Remo again

SAN REMO, Italy (AP) — Even with a new tactic, Tadej Pogacar still couldn’t win the Milan-San Remo. Pogacar attacked earlier than usual — on the penultimate Cipressa climb — but Mathieu van der Poel ...
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'Flying Dutchman' takes Tour de France lead by winning second stage

BOULOGNE-SUR-MER, France — Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel won the hilly second stage of the Tour de France on Sunday after holding off reigning champion Tadej Pogacar and two-time winner Jonas ...