Mathieu van der Poel

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.

The boom in gravel racing makes it a strong alternative to a career in the WorldTour thanks to increased sponsor interest and rapid expansion in events.

Two of the biggest names in cyclocross will be back in the trenches as a new road racing season beckons

Roubaix, Flanders, Vuelta all on provisional road schedule for 2020 alongside challenge for Olympic mountain bike title.

World champion van der Poel was back on the top step in his first 'cross race of the season while Alvarado took her second win of the Superprestige series.

Mathieu van der Poel returns to cyclocross racing, and is planning a robust racing schedule for November.

The Slovakian superstar wants to go to Tokyo next summer, but confirms he won't be repeating his mountain bike experiment from Rio de Janeiro.

The Dutch superstar is bypassing an important mountain bike race ahead of next summer's Olympic to avoid a long trip

On this week's episode we break down all of the action from the Yorkshire road races, including USA Cycling's success in the junior races. Also, we analyze Mads Pedersen and Annemiek van Vleuten's big wins, and hear from Quinn Simmons, America's latest junior men's world champion.

Yorkshire delivered on its promise of a demanding race, but Sunday's test pushed the world's best to their collective limit.

The Dutch superstar said he did not know why he started pedaling squares as the rainbow jersey escaped his grasp.

23-year-old beat Matteo Trentin and Stefan Küng to the line after a day of near-constant rain, becoming the first Danish male world champion in the process.

Pro cycling's generational shift will be on display during Sunday's elite men's road race, as new stars look to win

Mathieu van der Poel is the favorite amongst bettors to win Sunday's world championship road race. There are plenty of obstacles standing in his way.

On this week's podcast we discuss Chloé Dygert Owen's championship ride. Then, we hear from Marianne Vos, and discuss Peter Sagan vs. Mathieu van der Poel.

Peter Sagan races a crop of youngsters—namely Mathieu van der Poel and Remco Evenepoel—in his quest to win a record fourth world title.

Bobby Julich and Gus Morton get you up to speed on what went down in the final week of the Vuelta a España, the Canadian WorldTour races, and the Tour of Britain.

Mathieu van der Poel steals the sprint with a bike throw, denying Cees Bol and Matteo Trentin.

Mathieu van der Poel took another stage victory at the Tour of Britain and boosted his overall lead.

Sponsorships and shifting team ownership could impact Mathieu van der Poel's immediate future in professional road cycling.

Mathieu van der Poel put in an explosive sprint to win the fourth stage of the Tour of Britain and seize the overall lead.

While Belgian continues to heal from his ugly Tour crash, unstoppable Dutchman steamrolls through multiple disciplines

Dutch sensation puts his mountain biking ambitions on hold to prepare for the road worlds in Yorkshire

Van der Poel wins third world cup of the year while Jenny Rissveds won the women’s event, marking her comeback from a two-year absence from the sport.

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A string of high-profile departures leaves Movistar desperate to shore up its grand tour options leading into 2020

The UCI Mountain Bike World Cup held its fourth round this weekend in Les Gets, France. American Kate Courtney doubled up, while Nino Schurter and Mathieu van der Poel also won

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Mathieu van der Poel will skip the mountain bike world championships and World Cup finals to prepare for the UCI road worlds.

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American Kate Courtney and Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel won the second round of the Cross-country World Cup

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