'For years it has been our ambition as a team to be more than Mathieu van der Poel', says Alpecin-Fenix manager

The Belgian UCI ProTeam have been the second most successful team in the Grand Tours this season

Alpecin-Fenix at the 2021 Vuelta
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Alpecin-Fenix have been known for a few years now as the team of Mathieu van der Poel, but as they've grown in the discipline of road cycling that has started to change.

The Belgian UCI ProTeam has been the second most successful team at the three Grand Tours in 2021, behind only Deceuninck - Quick-Step thanks to their stellar new sprint talents.

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