Mathieu van der Poel

Alpecin-Fenix doubles up at X20 Trofee Baal.

Team interests in sending strong lineups to the big-budget Tour could see riders forced to sacrifice Games ambitions.

Tadej Pogačar or Primož Roglič? Anna van der Breggen or Annemiek van Vleuten? Wout or Mathieu? On today's podcast we debate the top performers of 2020.

Reduced startsheet saw Van Aert, Pidcock, Brand, del Carmen Alvarado all sit out the Belgian race.

Reports of a pre-Games quarantine would complicate a Tour de France or Giro Rosa start for Olympic-bound cyclists.

Belgian supremo increasing his focus on road racing despite years-long cyclocross rivalry with Mathieu van der Poel.

Olympic Games will remain center of 2021 season for Dutch superstar.

Organizers defend their decision to push on with the waterlogged Dendermonde race that saw some riders thriving and some just surviving.

Racing played out on a stormswept course with axle-deep mud and standing water that left riders sinking knee-deep into swampy grass.

Chaotic men's race takes several contenders out of contention in opening laps while women's race comes down to tight five-way battle.

Van Aert hoping there's more success to come as further clashes with Mathieu van der Poel and Tom Pidcock loom on the horizon.

Jay Vine earned a contract with Alpecin-Fenix having believed his chances of racing into the pro ranks were doomed by COVID.

Lucinda Brand, Ceylin Del Carmen Alvarado, Wout van Aert all sat out the race ahead of the X20 Trofee race Wednesday.

Here are five takeaways from the first big-name battle ahead of the January world championships.

Van der Poel wins much-hyped battle with Wout van Aert and Tom Pidcock; U.S. national champ Clara Honsinger takes breakout second-place in women's race.

Are the discipline's two biggest stars too dominant in both the racing and the reporting of cyclocross?

He's dominated the U23 ranks on the road, mountain bike and cyclocross, and now is poised to become the new challenger for van Aert and van der Poel's cross-discipline crown.

Young Brit Pidcock outclasses Mathieu van der Poel to take biggest elite win of career, Brand beats Denise Betsema to reverse Saturday's result.

Van der Poel parachutes into middle of season to win first race back on the 'cross bike, Betsema breaks Lucinda Brand's long winning streak.

Mathieu van der Poel has an ambitious 2021 racing calendar that targets the biggest events in three disciplines.

We take a deep dive into the numbers from the unprecedented 2020 racing season.

Van der Poel to return to 'cross racing this weekend; first clash with Wout van Aert likely to come the following Sunday.

Don't expect to see fans lining the course, or crowding the pits in Ostend, Belgium on January 30 - 31.

Next season could top everything that Mathieu van der Poel missed out on in 2020.

After years of focus on cyclocross, the Belgian squad's new signings and rider preferences mark a quiet transition toward the tarmac.

Cross-discipline duo have been fierce rivals for longer in cyclocross than they have been on the road. With a narrow defeat at Tour of Flanders fresh in the memory, Van Aert is braced for more as 'cross season kicks off.

Retired Swiss great spoke with VeloNews about Filippo Ganna's classics ambitions and the red-hot rivalry between Wout van Aert and Matthieu van der Poel.

The Belgian all-star is hoping to target one-week races in 2021. I'm all for it – provided he keeps crushing it in the classics.

Yves Lampaert led a Deceuninck–Quick-Step rout at Driedaagse Brugge-De Panne amid blustery conditions. The swirling winds blew Mathieu van der Poel into a ditch.

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The Tour of Flanders came down to a dramatic sprint between Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel. In the final push to the line, van der Poel was fastest.

Julian Alaphilippe crashed after tangling with a race motorcycle at the Tour of Flanders.

Julian Alaphilippe leads Deceuninck–Quick-Step's powerhouse squad at Sunday's Tour of Flanders.

This year's Tour of Flanders has plenty of storylines to follow, from the race's prohibition of fans, to the debut of Romain Bardet and Julian Alaphilippe, to the heated rivalry between Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel.

Van Aert accuses his long-time rival of ruining both their chances of victory after the pair marked each other out in the final of Gent-Wevelgem.

Mads Pedersen said that Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel marked each other in the thrilling finale to Gent-Wevelgem. As the two men eyed each other, Pedersen escaped to take a much-deserved win.

Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert said the cancelation of Paris-Roubaix shifts more importance to Gent-Wevelgem and the Tour of Flanders.

Here's all you need to know about one of the toughest one-day races of the year, from the crosswinds, dirt roads and cobbled climbs of the course to the ways to watch it live.

Julian Alaphilippe won Wednesday's De Brabantse Pijl, finishing just inches ahead of Mathieu van der Poel.

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Overnight GC leader Mads Pedersen tumbles off final podium, with Stefan Küng and Søren Kragh Andersen securing second and third overall.

Dutchman has gotten his legs back after feeling overcooked and off the pace in summer's races.

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Sagan to decide in Paris whether he will race Imola route ideal for climbers.

Dutchman attacked from chase group in final kilometer to catch and distance lone escapee Matteo Fabbro

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: