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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Merckx recalls Thévenet’s 1974 breakaway, Rik knows how it ends
Eddy Merckx told RTBF that in 1974 in Montreal, France’s Bernard Thévenet rode alone off the front for a hundred kilometres before being caught seven kilometres from the line, the year Merckx…
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Van Aert checks in just before closing, Myriam classifies the time, not the man
On 22 September 2026, the Belgian squad flew from Brussels to Canada for the world championships. Wout van Aert checked in just before closing.
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Evenepoel fastest at every time check, Myriam fills in her whole column
Remco Evenepoel won the world championship time trial in Montreal on 20 September 2026. It is his fourth consecutive world title in the discipline, a first in the history of the event.
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Van der Poel plays down Montreal, and Rik notes the missing race radios
Mathieu van der Poel has played down his chances of a second road world title in Canada on Sunday: he finds the Montreal course « a little too difficult » for him, and points…