Mathieu van der Poel

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Belgium's Wout Van Aert prevails in muddy battle with Mathieu van der Poel and Lars van der Haar of the Netherlands.

The tables have turned at the cyclocross worlds, with a wide-open women's race and a predictable men's race on the docket.

The cyclocross World Cup wraps up with muddy wins for De Boer and van der Poel in Hoogerheide.

Gallery: UCI Cyclocross World Cup No. 7 Hoogerheide

Results: 2016 Cyclocross World Cup Hoogerheide

Mathieu van der Poel wins fourth straight World Cup, van Aert takes overall

The best photos from Sunday's Cyclocross World Cup in Ligniéres, France

With just two weeks until Worlds, Mathieu van der Poel and Sanne Cant dominated Sunday's sixth World Cup cyclocross round in France.

Van der Poel and Cant emerge victorious in the fifth round of the World Cup in Heusden-Zolder

Six days after winning in Namur, Mathieu van der Poel powers to another World Cup victory in Heusden-Zolder

Mathieu van der Poel's stunning 2015 world championships win earns him the award for best ride of the year by a men's cyclocrosser.

The world champion uncorks a stellar final lap to win the UCI World Cup round at the citadel of Namur

Wout Van Aert takes the win at Scheldecross Antwerp ahead of Mathieu van der Poel and Lars van der Haar

Reigning world champion Mathieu van der Poel overcomes a late mechanical to take his first win of the season at Druivencross

Wout Van Aert nabs a fourth straight Bpost Bank Trofee series win in Essen, with a Mathieu van der Poel mechanical lending a helping hand

After a fierce battle veteran Sven Nys overpowers World Cup leader Wout Van Aert in the final muddy stretch to take the victory in Koksijde

Matheiu van der Poel has recovered from knee surgery and is ready to return to action in the cyclocross World Cup.

Cyclocross world champ Mathieu van der Poel will miss all of October due to knee surgery, delaying his start to the fall season.

Young talent, unpredictable action, and more — expect excitement as Euro 'cross kicks into high gear with Sunday's Superprestige opener.

Cyclocross world champion Mathieu van der Poel is delaying the start to his fall season as he recovers from knee injury.

Due to a knee injury suffered at the Tour de l'Avenir, reigning 'cross world champion Mathieu van der Poel will miss CrossVegas.

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Kevin Pauwels wins the final round of the Superprestige, but Mathieu van der Poel takes second to clinch the series title

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Mathieu van der Poel (BKCP-Powerplus) soloed to victory in the penultimate Superprestige round on Sunday in Hoogstraten

Mathieu van der Poel and Sanne Cant win the finale in Lille as Wout Van Aert and Ellen Van Loy take the Bpost Bank Trofee titles

20-year-old Mathieu van der Poel's ’cross worlds win means more than simply pulling on the rainbow stripes, writes Dan Seaton

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Mathieu van der Poel claims the elite men's title at cyclocross worlds as Wout Van Aert derails a Dutch 1-2 by out-kicking Lars van der Haar

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Young guns like Van Aert and van der Poel set to shake up cyclocross world championships as the old guard fights to stay on the podium

Kevin Pauwels and Sanne Cant claim their UCI World Cup crowns as Mathieu Van der Poel, Eva Lechner win the finale in Hoogerheide

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Dan Seaton breaks down the reasons why these two cyclocross stars will compete in the U23 race at the world championships next month

Mathieu van der Poel rides away from a strong front group to take a solo victory in a muddy Soudal Classics round at Leuven

In round six of the Bpost Bank Trofee series, Van Aert wins on a devilishly muddy track in Loenhout, Belgium

A late-race error by Mathieu van der Poel on a heavy mud course opens the door for van Aert to ride alone to win

Van der Poel rode at the front from start to finish, and benefitted from a late-race crash by Lars van der Haar to ride clear, winning alone

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Tom Meeusen and Klaas Vantornout battle shoulder to shoulder on the final lap in Overijse, with the Telenet proving fastest at the finish

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Wout Van Aert wins a thriller at the Kwadro Flandriencross, coming from behind to beat Mathieu Van der Poel at the line

The Belgian rides alone for the second half of the race to claim victory

Klaas Vantornout (Sunweb-Napoleon Games) won a muddy Superprestige Asper-Gavere cyclocross race Sunday, ahead of teammate Kevin Pauwels

Tom Meeusen surges late to win the Superprestige Ruddervoorde as Mathieu van der Poel moves into the series lead

Mathieu van der Poel overhauls Lars van der Haar in the final lap to win the Superprestige Gieten

The American had high hopes for this world championships and says he'll try again in the under-23 ranks

The Dutchman adds a road title to his pair of world cyclocross titles with a solo escape in Italy

Our man in the Belgian mud answers a question about making room in the elites for the young riders and signs off for the season

Mathieu Van der Poel was unstoppable on Saturday morning in Louisville

Both young men are strong and determined. On Saturday, fortune smiled on one of them

The Dutch powerhouse mounted a masterful defense of his rainbow jersey on the snowy Louisville circuit

The U.S. 17-18 champ scores again behind world champion Mathieu Van Der Poel, who appears to be invincible

The two American juniors are the best of the rest on a heavy, muddy circuit