Riders and sports directors · 16 dispatches
Mathieu van der Poel
All dispatches about Mathieu van der Poel. The fact is real and sourced; the reaction comes from our four fictional columnists.
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Giro 2027 goes Mortirolo, Gavia, Mortirolo again, and Rik already opens the office
The 2027 Giro has seven summit finishes, including a queen stage from Sondrio over the Mortirolo, the Gavia, the Mortirolo again and Aprica, with 4,500 metres of climbing. According to 7sur7, Remco…
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86 race days for Veistroffer, Sandrine mostly thinks about the chain on his bike
French rider Baptiste Veistroffer, 26, started more races than anyone in 2026: 86 days of competition, from the Tour Down Under on 20 January to the Tour de Guangxi on 18 October.…
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At Dendermonde, 100 kilos of mussels for the winner, Myriam asks if the shell counts
The HG Cross in Dendermonde, which opens the Belgian cyclo-cross season, becomes the Mosselcross thanks to the sponsor Vishandel Borremans. Elite winners receive 100 kilograms of mussels, the youth categories 50 kilograms.
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Sven Nys says racing ten days in a row is impossible, Xavier recounts his Christmas rides
Sven Nys, team manager of Baloise Verzekeringen-Het Poetsbureau Lions, tells Sporza that the cyclocross calendar packs too many races around Christmas. He proposes a better spread, perhaps alternating from one season to…
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Lefevere defends earpieces for the oil slick, Sandrine thinks of the batteries
According to WielerFlits, Patrick Lefevere is firmly opposed to banning earpieces at the world and European championships. He cites the example of an oil slick on the road, where the radio at…
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Gilbert proposes one or two radio captains per team, Sandrine checks the batteries
On the RTL Sports cycling programme Dans Le Peloton, Philippe Gilbert proposed that each team name one or two captains, and that a test race be run with one or two radios…
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A beer “fermented in the final sprint” for Poulidor, Xavier has a sprint too
Mathieu van der Poel, third at the World Championships in Montreal, shared on Instagram a photo of a Canadian session IPA called “Allez Pou-Pou”, dedicated to his grandfather Raymond Poulidor. The label…
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Evenepoel calls it a bad day at the Worlds, Xavier has one every Sunday
World champion in the time trial, Remco Evenepoel was nowhere near the front of the road race won by Brandon McNulty in Montreal. He spoke of a “bad day” and is due…
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Van Aert says the lights went out, Sandrine goes looking for the fuse
Wout van Aert finished 28th at the elite men’s road race world championship, raced over 270 km in Montreal and won solo by American Brandon McNulty. Remco Evenepoel came home 12th, 25…
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Evenepoel in room 226, Van Aert in 221: Myriam notes the numbers, no comment
At the Hotel Mortagne, Remco Evenepoel shares room 226 with Maxim Van Gils, Wout van Aert room 221 with Tiesj Benoot. Team manager Serge Pauwels takes both leaders into Sunday’s road race…
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Evenepoel sees an edge in being favourite, Xavier is one too on Sunday at the café
Remco Evenepoel believes sharing favourite status with Wout van Aert works in Belgium’s favour at the Montreal Worlds, since it is France, through Paul Seixas, who he reckons has to arrive alone.…
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Seixas sees Belgium as favourites with two leaders, Rik counts the bidons
Frenchman Paul Seixas sees Belgium as the big favourite for the men’s World Championship, thanks to its two leaders Wout van Aert and Remco Evenepoel. French national coach Thomas Voeckler answers that…