![Mathieu van der Poel of Netherlands competes at the XC men race of UCI MTB World Cup in Albstadt, Germany, May 19, 2019. (CTK Photo/Michal Cerveny Stock Photo - Alamy Mathieu van der Poel of Netherlands competes at the XC men race of UCI MTB World Cup in Albstadt, Germany, May 19, 2019. (CTK Photo/Michal Cerveny Stock Photo - Alamy](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/t9pwy7/mathieu-van-der-poel-of-netherlands-competes-at-the-xc-men-race-of-uci-mtb-world-cup-in-albstadt-germany-may-19-2019-ctk-photomichal-cerveny-t9pwy7.jpg)
Mathieu van der Poel of Netherlands competes at the XC men race of UCI MTB World Cup in Albstadt, Germany, May 19, 2019. (CTK Photo/Michal Cerveny Stock Photo - Alamy
![Mathieu van der Poel: Attacking early was a gamble, I didn't know where the finish was | Cycling Weekly Mathieu van der Poel: Attacking early was a gamble, I didn't know where the finish was | Cycling Weekly](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/P8Qh6jymCcub87AyygRN4k.jpg)
Mathieu van der Poel: Attacking early was a gamble, I didn't know where the finish was | Cycling Weekly
![Mathieu Van der Poel, of The Netherlands, wins the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup 2019 Elite Men's Race, on August 11, 2019, in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Wayne Jones Stock Photo - Alamy Mathieu Van der Poel, of The Netherlands, wins the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup 2019 Elite Men's Race, on August 11, 2019, in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Wayne Jones Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NRY302/mathieu-van-der-poel-of-the-netherlands-wins-the-uci-mountain-bike-world-cup-2019-elite-mens-race-on-august-11-2019-in-lenzerheide-switzerland-ap-photowayne-jones-2NRY302.jpg)
Mathieu Van der Poel, of The Netherlands, wins the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup 2019 Elite Men's Race, on August 11, 2019, in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Wayne Jones Stock Photo - Alamy
![Cycling super-talent Van der Poel returns to road racing ahead of World Championship title bid - Eurosport Cycling super-talent Van der Poel returns to road racing ahead of World Championship title bid - Eurosport](https://imgresizer.eurosport.com/unsafe/1200x0/filters:format(jpeg)/origin-imgresizer.eurosport.com/2019/07/28/2646842-54759170-2560-1440.jpg)
Cycling super-talent Van der Poel returns to road racing ahead of World Championship title bid - Eurosport
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World Championships 2019: Mads Pedersen causes major upset as Mathieu van der Poel cracks - Eurosport
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World Championships 2019: Mads Pedersen causes major upset as Mathieu van der Poel cracks - Eurosport
![After a difficult season, Mathieu van der Poel has taken care of his return to cyclo-cross - News in France After a difficult season, Mathieu van der Poel has taken care of his return to cyclo-cross - News in France](https://medias.lequipe.fr/img-photo-jpg/mathieu-van-der-poel-archives-d-stockman-belga-presse-sports/1500000001717076/0:0,1332:1332-640-640-75/8b5aa.jpg)
After a difficult season, Mathieu van der Poel has taken care of his return to cyclo-cross - News in France
![Netherlands' Mathieu Van Der Poel of team Corendon-Circus on the way to winning stage seven of the OVO Energy Tour of Britain from Warwick to Burton Dassett Country Park Stock Photo - Netherlands' Mathieu Van Der Poel of team Corendon-Circus on the way to winning stage seven of the OVO Energy Tour of Britain from Warwick to Burton Dassett Country Park Stock Photo -](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/WW6EFW/netherlands-mathieu-van-der-poel-of-team-corendon-circus-on-the-way-to-winning-stage-seven-of-the-ovo-energy-tour-of-britain-from-warwick-to-burton-dassett-country-park-WW6EFW.jpg)
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![It has been a very tough week, harder than expected' says Mathieu van der Poel after cyclocross World Cup win | Cycling Weekly It has been a very tough week, harder than expected' says Mathieu van der Poel after cyclocross World Cup win | Cycling Weekly](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ci7Ys7g8ppjJmVv3raS5u3.jpg)
It has been a very tough week, harder than expected' says Mathieu van der Poel after cyclocross World Cup win | Cycling Weekly
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