Mathieu van der Poel

Writer Joe Lindsey thinks Mathieu van der Poel's long-range attacks are more deliberate than they appear.

Here's what's making headlines on Thursday, March 18.

Mathieu van der Poel has been rewriting the script all season long — will he dare to try to attack on the Cipressa?

Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix are the major goals this spring for Wout van Aert as he races Saturday at Milano-Sanremo as defending champion.

Johan Museeuw offers his take on the differences between when he was racing and how riders in today's peloton perform.

On this week's podcast we discuss the dramatic action we saw at Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico.

Three-time world champion vows to return to top level to take on challenges from Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel.

We dive into the incredible power numbers posted by Mathieu van der Poel on the white gravel roads.

Van der Poel was pushed to the limit Sunday, mentally and physically. It showed he's not as bulletproof as he sometimes appears.

We pick over the action from what could have been the most dramatic week of racing of the year, including Tirreno-Adriatico and Healthy Ageing Tour.

Tadej Pogačar attacks van Aert with 17 kilometers remaining to extend GC lead.

Van der Poel, van Aert and Julian Alaphilippe all have one stage victory at Tirreno-Adriatico in fight for early bragging rights.

Alaphilippe tried to get a stage win for his teammate Stybar with a clever sit-up maneuver. It didn't work.

Ellen van Dijk claimed overall victory at the Healthy Ageing Tour while Mathieu van der Poel won in Italy.

Mathieu van der Poel sprinted past Wout van Aert to win stage 3 of Tirreno-Adriatico to net his third road victory of 2021.

Rise of Wout van Aert, Julian Alaphilippe and Mathieu van der Poel and a soon-to-expire contract sees Sagan at risk of being left behind.

The world champion reverses Strade Bianche's finishing order and wins for the first time in 2021.

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Will van der Poel continue to crush the field? And will SD Worx dominate the spring? We consider all things classics.

Veteran Belgian keen to take it to new generation of classics stars as he enters pivotal season to finish off his 'monument sweep.'

The start list at this year's ‘Race of Two Seas’ might not be equaled by any other race on the calendar this season. Here's how to follow along.

With arguably the deepest start list of the 2021 season, this week's 'Race of the Two Seas' will deliver cycling's version of 'bella vita.'

Dutch superstar set to dominate the spring classics following his emphatic victory on the white roads of Tuscany.

Here are the numbers and a video that show what it took for van der Poel to win Strade Bianche.

Mathieu van der Poel and SD Worx were dominant at Strade Bianche, but they won't always have it their way.

Gorgeous photos from another spectacular edition of Strade Bianche.

Tour de France winners and world champions could not answer Dutch superstar's late race-winning attacks.

Van der Poel wins after final battle with Alaphilippe and Bernal on the climb into Siena, Wout van Aert finishes fourth at 51 seconds back.

Here's the news making headlines for Saturday, March 6.

Will it be Wout vs Mathieu? And Annemiek vs Anna? Or will some dark horse ride away with the spoils? Surprises are in the forecast for the white roads of Tuscany.

The elite men's peloton is bubbling over with talent and ambition that will spill across the 2021 spring classics campaign.

Rivalries, ambition, luck and team strength will play out across one of cycling's most spectacular routes at Strade Bianche.

A stop-riding notice that impacts owners of the new Aeroad CF SLX and Aeroad CFR.

FloSports has secured the North American rights to broadcast the 2022 UC cyclocross world championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Jason Gay of The Wall Street Journal believes Wout van Aert vs. Mathieu van der Poel among the greatest rivalries in pro sports.

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Mathieu van der Poel was in perfect position to win Le Samyn, until a broken handlebar knocked him out of contention.

Mathieu van der Poel suffers a broken shifter clamp in the final kilometers.

Riders agree that Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert have enormous influences on the classics — no matter if they're present or not.

From Le Samyn to Strade Bianche to Paris-Nice, here's a look at this week's packed pro road racing calendar.

Deceuninck-Quick-Step vows to 'isolate' the budding classics stars in bid to take them down.

From van der Poel's two-hour attack to SD Worx's daylong stranglehold, the 'opening weekend' shone a light on the classics season to come.

Dutch star will race Le Samyn mid-week ahead of clash at Strade Bianche this weekend.

Mathieu van der Poel animated the day, kickstarting an attack that stayed away until the final 1500 meters.

Here's the news making headlines for Sunday, February 28.

Will Julian Alaphilippe continue Deceuninck-Quick-Step's winning start? Will Mathieu van der Poel dominate? And what can Tom Pidcock do?

Dutch supremo's presence – and absence – could change the way both Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne are raced.

Dutch star was forced to leave UAE Tour due to a COVID-19 case among one of the team staffers, and will race Sunday in Belgium.

Dutch star would need to clear more rounds of controls ahead of Saturday's race.

Mathieu van der Poel was set to wear the leader's jersey in the stage 2 time trial.

Coronavirus returns to the race in a throwback to last year's shuttered Emirati event.

A new sense of urgency underscores the opening races of 2021.

Dutch cross-discipline maestro wins from small group after crosswinds battered a day of echelon racing.

Here's the news making headlines on Sunday, February 21.

Belgian star expects to retire 'behind closed doors' and says riders are missing the energy and thrills that come with fans cheering them on.

The Amstel Gold Race is preparing for a race behind closed doors this April on a circuit of around 18 kilometres.

Greg Van Avermaet says dynamic duo 'are the main players now' in the spring classics.

A mountain bike so clearly intended to win World Cups that it carries a number of significant compromises for the recreational racer.

Mathieu van der Poel took home his fourth world title this weekend on the beaches of Oostend but the 26-year-old Dutchman is already looking ahead to what next season will bring. His team Alpecin-Fenix receives an invite to the Tour de France as best scoring ProTeam of 2020 but Van der Poel is unsure if he will ride all the way to the Champs Elysées, he tells Wielerflits. The Olympic mountain bike race is top of his mind this summer.

Clashes with Van Aert set to continue as Dutch cyclocross master begins inevitable pivot toward road racing.

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The Dutch took home all four rainbow jerseys from a sandy CX Worlds in Oostende, Belgium.

Triple world champion rolls back the years with resolute ride into 18th at Ostende.

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Wout van Aert settles for second after being unable to overcome a front puncture.

Van Aert chooses to play underdog ahead of cyclocross world championship clash despite history of success on similar courses.

How fans in the U.S. and Canada can watch this weekend's 2021 UCI cyclocross world championships in Ostende, Belgium.

This weekend's cyclocross world championships will add fresh vigor to the duo's long rivalry ahead of cobblestone clashes in April.

Defending champion has scouted the worlds' course and says he's not concerned by Wout van Aert's strong record on beachy circuits.

Here's a full preview of this weekend's racing, from the curveball sandy course to the American challengers and a broadcaster guide.

Australian veteran will be racing the 'cross worlds Sunday with long view on the classics: 'For the classics, cyclocross is the best preparation. You see that with Mathieu and Wout.'

Outbreak of new variant of COVID-19 in host city puts this weekend's worlds at risk of closure.

Wout van Aert and Lucinda Brand wrap up World Cup overall with world championships approaching next weekend.

Two world champions take victories in first of a pair of warm-up races ahead of the 2021 world championships next weekend.

Tadej Pogačar, Mathieu van der Poel and Filippo Ganna also headline star-studded startlist for February race.

Frenchman throwing full focus into classics campaign before contemplating Tour de France, Olympics and worlds.

There was A LOT of cyclocross racing through the holidays, and the world championships are now just three races away. Here's what we learned from the festive 'cross calendar.

Van der Poel unstoppable after going solo from second lap, Betsema betters Lucinda Brand and Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado.

Van der Poel and Vas both dominate in races that saw reduced start sheets ahead of Sunday's World Cup round in Hulst.