Mathieu van der Poel has shared his plans for the rest of the season, as he hopes to win a stage of the Tour de France before heading to the Tokyo Olympics.
The Dutch superstar rider has closed out the first half of 2021, having won four races on the road and performing well in mountain bike World Cups despite his limited preparation.
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'She should show a bit more respect' - Lotte Kopecky responds to Demi Vollering commentsThe pair seemingly had one last fractious year together at SD Worx-Protime in 2024
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Wout van Aert’s cyclo-cross campaign still up in the airBelgian said to be struggling to run after serious knee injury sustained at the Vuelta a España
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Latvia protest against Mathieu van der Poel's World Championships result, saying he 'endangered spectators'Latvian Cycling Federation calls on UCI to explain decision not to disqualify Dutchman who mounted pavement
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Jasper Philipsen says fortunes 'will turn around' after another Tour de France second place"Once we have better luck then we’re on the move," says Philipsen after another second place in Colombey-les-Deux-Églises
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Mathieu van der Poel to skip Olympic MTB to focus on Tour de France and road raceThe world champion will not race again until the Tour begins in Florence at the end of June
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Opinion: Mathieu van der Poel firmly grasps legend status with second Paris-Roubaix victoryReigning world champion deserves his place alongside Roger de Vlaeminck and Eddy Merckx as one of cycling’s greatest-ever one-day racers
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Van der Poel ‘in a different league’ at Paris-Roubaix, says Mads PedersenFormer world champion forced to settle for third on the podium behind Van der Poel and Jasper Philipsen
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'I just wanted to make it a hard final' - Mathieu van der Poel on 'unplanned' Paris-Roubaix winning attackThe world champion launched his race winning move on the Orchie cobbled sector, almost 60 kilometres from the Roubaix velodrome
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'I’m just here to enjoy it': Tom Pidcock on his surprise Paris-Roubaix appearanceBritish rider was a late addition to the Ineos Grenadiers team for the race across the pavé
