Siena, Italy – Wout van Aert is set to make his long-awaited return to Strade Bianche this Saturday, marking his first major spring classics appearance in five years. However, the Belgian star arrives in Tuscany with a degree of uncertainty surrounding his form following a challenging off-season hampered by an ankle injury and illness. Despite … Read more
Tibor Del Grosso is set to make his season debut at Strade Bianche this Saturday, marking a return to road racing after a strong cyclocross campaign. Whereas anticipation surrounds the young Alpecin-Premier Tech rider, he’s tempering expectations, particularly regarding comparisons to teammate Mathieu van der Poel. Del Grosso’s spring program, which includes Tirreno-Adriatico, is geared … Read more
Lido di Camaiore, Italy – Just three days removed from sharing the podium at the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Dutch cycling stars Mathieu van der Poel and Tim van Dijke are already back in training together, continuing a partnership that blossomed throughout the winter in Spain. The pair were spotted completing a training ride on the … Read more
Patrick Lefevere remains a man with a strong opinion about the course, even though he has now retired as CEO of Soudal Quick-Step for more than a year. But he also made mistakes in the past. For example, he missed out on Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel. READ ALSO: Patrick Lefevere tackled … Read more
With the world championships last weekend we had the big conclusion of the cyclo-cross season, which is almost coming to an end. There were no surprises among the elite men in Hulst, Mathieu van der Poel sovereignly crowned world champion for an eighth time. READ ALSO: Del Grosso or Nys? Paul Herygers makes his choice … Read more
Mathieu van der Poel ended his cyclocross winter in the most prestigious way: with an eighth world title, making him the sole record holder. In addition, several other records were broken, but what exactly did this fantastic winter bring in? READ ALSO: King Willem-Alexander has a striking message for Belgian cross fans A nest egg … Read more
And so the Van der Poel family was able to triumph again last Sunday, something that of course everyone had expected. But even all that winning does not seem to keep Mathieu van der Poel in the cross world with certainty. READ ALSO: Fear of illness: father Adrie has a heart for Van der Poel … Read more
Mathieu van der Poel added another record to his already impressive list of achievements on Sunday. The Dutchman from Alpecin-Premier Tech became cyclo-cross world champion for the eighth time in his own country, which also meant a press conference in his rainbow jersey for the eighth time. In the Leader’s jersey moved on! He was … Read more
Unfortunately, he himself will no longer be present at the World Championships next Sunday, at least not on the bike. Eli Iserbyt was forced to stop racing for known reasons, but he obviously continues to love the sport. Iserbyt does have a warning in store for Sunday. READ ALSO: Eli Iserbyt fears for Belgian World … Read more
On Sunday we head to the World Championships in Hulst, the most important competition of the year. However, our Belgians seem to be able to accept in advance that Mathieu van der Poel will win, which would mean his eighth world title. READ ALSO: No World Cup for man-in-form: Thibau Nys makes his judgement What … Read more