He and Pogacar are not human
Season begins at Strade BiancheThe young rider from Alpecin-Premier Tech completed a training camp after the end…
“When I was racing I couldn’t figure out how you stop Van der Poel. That’s almost impossible”
The reason for that reaction was simple. Even riders who spent years racing against the Alpecin leader…
“They are aliens” – Tibor del Grosso does not want to be a copy of Mathieu van der Poel
Season begins at Strade BiancheThe young rider from Alpecin-Premier Tech completed a training camp after the end…
“If you run into Pidcock or Pogacar at 100% it would be very hard” – Roodhooft explains why Mathieu van der Poel avoids Strade Bianche showdown
For Alpecin-Premier Tech, the conclusion is straightforward: the Dutchman’s focus is better placed elsewhere in the Classics…
“I don’t think I’ve seen him win a bike race like that” – Adam Blythe pinpoints the decisive Mathieu van der Poel moment at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
“I would imagine that Van der Poel’s peak power today was from that dab getting across,” Blythe…
Results Omloop het Nieuwsblad 2026
An early five-man break carried the race through its opening phase, but the second passage of the…
Results Omloop het Nieuwsblad 2026
An early five-man break carried the race through its opening phase, but the second passage of the…
Rest heart rate of 34
Mathieu van der Poel is not only one of the most successful riders in modern cycling, but also…
Del Grosso “steals” Van der Poel’s training partner while Mathieu sneaks into Red Bull’s training
Mathieu van der Poel was once again invincible to regular humans the past cyclocross season with an impressive…
“We have a unique story together” – Why Mathieu van der Poel has never left the Roodhoofts
That sense of uniqueness is not rooted in sentiment alone. It is grounded in time, shared risk,…
Van der Poel’s 2026 opener could be against Van Aert
“I have it in mind, but I haven’t decided anything yet,” he said, neither confirming nor definitively ruling…
“Not only I would lap him, he’d be taken out of the race” – Mathieu van der Poel challenges Jasper Philipsen to try cyclocross
The exchange came in the wake of Benidorm, where Van der Poel had added the race to…