Netherlands has announced the team which will be representing them at the upcoming UCI Road World Championships in Australia. This was a tough task as many of the teams were not willing to let their star riders go on the tour. Instead, they want to collect maximum points in the remaining 2022 season. The selectors … Read more
Ever since Mathieu van der Poel abandoned the Tour de France midway, he has been missing in action. Fans have been looking up every tabloid to see if there has been any word from their favorite Alpecin-Deceuninck rider. Well, the wait is over as the team confirmed that Van Der Poel is back in the … Read more
Mathieu van der Poel has pulled the plugs of his Tour de France journey, abandoning the tour midway. The news came in on the 13th of July, Wednesday, but it was no surprise as the Alpecin-Deceuninck was clearly struggling ever since the start of the tour. #TDF2022 And that’s the end of @mathieuvdpoel‘s Tour … Read more
It is clear that Tour de France 2022 has taken its toll on Mathieu van der Poel, as he admitted at the cobbles that he was not feeling well. But on 8th July, Friday, he confessed that he is thinking of abandoning the Tour altogether if his form doesn’t show a significant change. The Alpecin–Fenix … Read more
Wednesday 6th July witnessed the most intense battle of the Tour so far. The GC contenders were fighting like cats and dogs to take the win on one of the toughest stages of the Tour. But the cobbles had more surprises rolled up the sleeve. Simon Clarke (Israel-Premier Tech) took the win and Taco van … Read more
Mathieu van der Poel is out on a hunt for the yellow jersey at the Roubaix stage, which is supposed to start on 6th July 2022. The stage 5 has a distance of 153.7 km and is a hilly type stage. Such stages are best meant for sprinters who can steer easily on uneven pavements. … Read more
From this year’s Tour de France, Alpecin-Fenix will be rebranded as Alpecin-Deceuninck, this is a move to improve their overall budget as they set their eyes on new targets-such as the UCI World Tour. Increasing a team’s budget comes naturally and this new “Banner” seems like the next logical step for the overall development of … Read more
Mathieu Van Der Poel has been kicking it off at the Italian Grand Tour while being the leader of Alpecin-Fenix. He has his goals straight and wants to focus entirely on road racing despite the fact that he is multi-disciplined and that the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup started last month. Just because he is … Read more
Each racing style has its own limitations, Mathieu Van Der Poel has admitted that. He has hinted at changing his racing style as these aggressive attacks could have cost him some victories. A good example is his attack at last year’s Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne. Mathieu Van Der Poel makes racing exciting again, and we got to see … Read more
Sometimes it feels very impossible to believe that Mathieu Van Der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) has only been riding for nine days this year. In those amazing nine days, Van Der Poel won the Tour of Flanders for the second time and even had a podium spot at Milan-San Remo, these are amazing achievements. Now, Van Der … Read more
Mathieu Van Der Poel has made history again, he won the Tour of Flanders for the second time, and that too on his eighth day of racing after a prolonged break he took because of a back injury. The finale was amazing, as the Dutchman went toe to toe or shall we say wheel to … Read more
Mathieu Van Der Poel has proved that he is in top shape as he won Dwars door Vlaanderen. The last stretch of the race was thrilling as a group of eight riders vigorously fought each other and in the end, it all came down to tactics, but the Dutchman came on top with a combination … Read more
Mathieu Van Der Poel is all-ready for the Tour of Flanders, and whatever the outcome will be, he will be happy with the results. The Dutch cyclist has had no pressure with training, he could train however he wanted, and until two weeks ago, it was not even confirmed that he would be making a … Read more
After weeks-long of rumors and speculations, Mathieu Van Der Poel will finally make a comeback to racing with Milan-San Remo. His season debut was officially confirmed by Team Alpecin-Fenix, this return to racing comes after a brief rehab period after the Dutchman sustained a back injury last summer. Milan-San Remo, one of the World’s Biggest … Read more
At this year’s Milan-San Remo, we could be getting a surprise as Mathieu Van Der Poel could be added to Alpecin-Fenix’s roster for the Italian Classic event. Van Der Poel had a long rehab period after a nasty back injury, he has made phenomenal progress since then. The training camp in Spain certainly helped him … Read more
Mathieu Van Der Poel will be making his return for the Coppi e Bartali which is slated for March 22-26. This is not all though, he will be having a lot under his belt as he will also be participating in the Dwars door Vlaanderen, Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix, Tour De France, and Giro d’Italia. … Read more
Things are finally looking better for Mathieu Van Der Poel as he is back on his bike, after a back injury he had to take things easy. Complete bed rest was advised for the Dutchman as he had swelling on an intervertebral disc, and after a long injury lay-off, he is finally getting back to … Read more