Mathieu van der Poel ahead of cobbled Classics: 'I'll try and do my best everywhere and hopefully win'

The Dutchman comes roaring back into form at the BinckBank Tour and Liège-Bastogne-Liège, now setting his sights on the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix

Mathieu van der Poel at Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2020 (Photo by Peter de Voeght - Pool/Getty Images)

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Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) has promised to try and win everywhere as he prepares to line up for the cobbled Classics this October, including his first-ever participation in Paris-Roubaix.

The Dutch road race champion will first line-up at Brabantse Pijl as defending champion on Wednesday October 7, no longer able to defend his title at the cancelled Amstel Gold Race the following weekend on Saturday October 10.

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Jonny was Cycling Weekly's Weekend Editor until 2022.

I like writing offbeat features and eating too much bread when working out on the road at bike races.

Before joining Cycling Weekly I worked at The Tab and I've also written for Vice, Time Out, and worked freelance for The Telegraph (I know, but I needed the money at the time so let me live).

I also worked for ITV Cycling between 2011-2018 on their Tour de France and Vuelta a España coverage. Sometimes I'd be helping the producers make the programme and other times I'd be getting the lunches. Just in case you were wondering - Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen had the same ham sandwich every