Mathieu van der Poel

Chris Froome, Geraint Thomas, Mathieu van der Poel and Vincezo Nibali line up for eight-stage Italian race Monday.

The 2020 Tirreno-Adriatico will challenge riders with more than 15,000 meters of vertical elevation gain, as well as offer sprinters and rouleurs multiple chances for wins.

Arnaud Démare and Pascal Ackermann round out the podium, while Mathieu van der Poel barely misses top 3.

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We wrap up the key results and reactions from a weekend of national championships in Europe.

The Alpecin-Fenix rider looks to help his teammates in the season's second monument, and build his own form in doing so.

Mathieu van der Poel sees himself as "maybe amongst the second-row favorites" for Saturday's Milano-Sanremo.

Van der Poel, van Aert, Alaphilippe headline bumper start list for an 'even harder' Milano-Sanremo on Saturday.

Return to WorldTour racing saw many contenders lose out due to heat or mechanicals.

Watch Mathieu van der Poel ride the white dirt roads of Tuscany before Strade Bianche.

Mathieu van der Poel says the punchy hills and baking heat will make Saturday's Strade Bianche a punishing affair.

Michal Kwiatkowski anticipates hot temperatures and loose, sketchy corners for Saturday's WorldTour opener. And he believes Mathieu van der Poel is a favorite to watch.

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The team indicated their medical staff still had serious concerns about racing in Romania in their racing restart.

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We take a look at the incredible power numbers put up by WorldTour racers in stage 1 of the Virtual Tour de France.

Health concerns in Romania put question mark over Dutchman's planned season restart at Sibiu Tour.

Van der Poel, Dygert, Van Avermaet among starters for stage 1, Saturday.

RCS Sport offers wildcard slots to Alpecin-Fenix at all its one-day races.

Dutch star and teammates scout out key cobbled sectors, with van der Poel taking a Strava record in the process.

The Inflite's kinked top tube is part of a frame design that allows for compliance, and mud clearance. And there's a cool Alpecin-Fenix livery too.

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Van der Poel remains 'open to everything' in 2020, with Liège and Il Lombardia now becoming possibilities.

Organizers say holding the Tour of Britain without fans would go against 'everything that cycling stands for'

Van der Poel, Nibali, Pedersen and Ewan all due to take part in knock out virtual tournament

Van der Poel plans to extend mountain bike career through to 2024 Paris Olympics.

Grand tour dreams of young superstars hit mixed fortunes as UCI confirms new calendar.

Belgian legend believes van der Poel could take a yellow jersey if he shifts focus to the road, speaks against idea of a 2020 Tour 'behind closed doors.'

Will we see some wacky racing when competition resumes? Is virtual racing here to stay? Does there need to be less dependence on the Tour de France? Let's roundtable!

Van der Poel's Tour de France ambitions take a front seat now Olympics are off the agenda for 2020.

Retired classics king and master of Paris-Roubaix believes both Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert could win Roubaix multiple times.

With a summer on the mountain bike off the agenda, van der Poel speculates over a Tour de France start.

Mathieu van der Poel is racing the Ronde van Zwift on Sunday morning. You can watch it here:

The Dutch star hopes the rescheduled Olympic dates will still allow him to race the spring classics in 2021.

With coronavirus leaving the 2020 race season in tatters, van der Poel left questioning when his next race will be.

Mathieu van der Poel will miss Saturday's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad due to a fever and the flu, his team announced.

The peloton faces rain and cold temperatures at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne this weekend.

Classics stars like Zdenek Stybar, Chantal Blaak, and Mads Petersen will be in Gent this coming weekend for Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

Cees Bol won the sprint while overnight leader Remco Evenepoel finished safely in the bunch to carry the lead going into Saturday's decisive climbing finish.

Irishman Sean Kelly dominated pro cycling for many years. In his retirement he has commentated for Eurosport and built up a reputation as one of the most astute analysts in the sport. He speaks to VeloNews about the shining talents who may well dominate the pro ranks for years to come.

Races in Portugal and Spain provide important early season climbing and time trial tests for many marquee names.

The multi-faceted star changes gear from ’cross to pavement this week ahead of the spring classics

Mathieu van der Poel and Chloé Dygert chase Olympic gold, and Boels-Dolmans chases new title sponsors. These are the 10 biggest stories to follow in the 2020 international road cycling season.

Van der Poel rode clear in opening minute of the race to defend rainbow jersey, Pidcock took second, Aerts third.

Men's race is van der Poel's to lose, Cant will look to defend against dominant Dutch team. Americans Munro and Gunsalus go into first-ever women's junior race with strong chances.

With van der Poel back on top form after a late start to the 'cross season, van Aert feels the world championships may come down to a race for second-place.

Alvarado lost her World Cup lead in final-lap crash, Aerts secures overall with second-place in the race.

New challenges in the spring classics fill out a busy season with the Olympics as the top goal

Van der Poel took a sixth-straight Dutch title and Cant took her 11th consecutive victory in Belgium. Sweeck took the Belgian men's title from a talent-packed field.

Amstel Gold Race had tons of action and a thrilling finale, which is why it was our Race of the Year for 2019.

Alpecin-Fenix pair both took wins on Saturday and Sunday's races. Van Aert continued his strong comeback from injury with a fourth-place in Saturday's race.

Monuments, stage races, grand tours all on the potential racing schedule for 2020, if second-tier Alpecin-Fenix team gets wildcard invites.

Home of Mathieu van der Poel takes on new sponsors and a new look for 2020.

In 2019 Mathieu van der Poel redefined what it meant to be a successful bicycle racer, taking huge wins across road, cyclocross, and cross-country mountain biking. He is our Cyclist of the Year.

Alpecin-Fenix pair both in dominant form in New Year's Day race.

The 2019 VeloNews Awards for MTB, cyclocross, and North American racing.

Van der Poel continues long unbeaten run on the fast, floodlit urban course in Diegem.

Lucinda Brand pulled out after a heavy fall in the women's, Wout van Aert placed fifth in first race in five months in the men's.

Hard dry course in Zolder sees same riders win as those that took victory in Sunday's boggy battle in Namur.

Frozen temperatures, heavy rain, and an extremely difficult course combine to make Namur World Cup race one of crashes, abandons, and epic racing.

Wet, frozen conditions on the twisty, technical Namur course made for epic battles in both men's and women's World Cup races, Sunday.

Van der Poel's biggest enemy in coming years could be over-ambition as he continues to challenge across three disciplines.

Van der Poel's aim to race the Vuelta a Espana in 2020 put in peril as race organizer reveals his need to prioritze Spanish teams for wildcard slots.

35-year-old Australian talks racing with van der Poel, why riders need brains as well as brawn, and his mentoring role in Bahrain-McLaren.

Van der Poel wins men's race after a surprise defeat Saturday, Worst takes women's race.

Toon Aerts soloed to victory at DVV Trofee Hotondcross Saturday, Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado won crash-filled race in the women's.

On this episode of The VeloNews Podcast, Andrew Hood and Fred Dreier examine the 2019 VeloNews Awards, as well as the Stories of the Decade.

The weekend saw van der Poel continue to dominate the men's 'cross season in racing at DVV Trofee and Silvermeercross

Bernal ranked second, van Vleuten fifth in the international ranking handed down by an international jury.

WorldTour teams juggle their bike providers in 2020 as trend away from manufacturers acting as co-title sponsor continues.

Van der Poel dominated the race to win for a third consecutive occasion at Koksijde, Alvarado seals first World Cup win

Cycling's generational shift was on full display in 2019, with Remco Evenepoel, Egan Bernal, and others winning big. Andrew Hood examines the how Generation Z has changed the sport.

Van der Poel and Worst back up victories at the World Cup on Saturday with another trip to the top step at the DVV Trofee, Sunday.

Van der Poel tested in hard-fought scrap with Iserbyt in the mens, Worst tops all-Dutch podium in the women's.

20-year-old multi-discipline star forgoes a shot at the WorldTour in 2020 in favor of challenging for 'cross worlds while also racing road, gravel and mountain bike.

The French nearly-man is among the last of the legends when black-and-white photography documented cycling's golden era.

A late charge from five Belgians pushed the Dutch superstar closer than he may have wanted in Silvelle on Sunday, but that's given him the kick he needs ahead of the 'cross worlds in February

Van der Poel took third European title while Kastelijn dominated the race to take her first championship win on a boggy course in Italy.

We wrap up the key stories you need to know about from the past week.