Lift off for Mathieu van der Poel as Dutchman powers to Strade Bianche victory

No-one could match the Dutchman after he put in an explosive attack to dislodge Julian Alaphilippe up to the finish line in the Piazza del Campo

Mathieu van der Poel wins Strade Bianche 2021 (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)

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Mathieu van der Poel ticked off another big one-day race with an explosive attack in the final kilometre to take victory at Strade Bianche 2021.

The Dutchman made his initial race-winning move in the closing kilometres to drag Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck - Quick-Step) and Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) clear, before riding the last of his rivals off his wheel as he powered up to the Piazza del Campo alone, punching the air in victory.

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