Van der Poel keeps his cool to win Tour of Flanders
Mathieu van der Poel kept his cool in a tense finale to claim his second Tour of Flanders title in a thrilling sprint finish on Sunday.
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Mathieu van der Poel wins Tour of Flanders as Tadej Pogacar finishes fourth in two-horse race
Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) took a heart-in-the-mouth victory at the Tour of Flanders after the most bizarre of ‘sprint’ finishes involving Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates). The duo had a huge lead in the home straight but, as Pogacar refused to do another turn, the pace almost slowed to a halt – inviting Dylan van Baarle (Ineos Grenadiers) and Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ) back into the showdown.
‘Can’t help himself” – Tadej Pogacar lights up Flanders with attack on Oude Kwaremont
Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) lit up the Tour of Flanders with a pulsating attack on the Oude Kwaremont. Pogacar arrived in Flanders bidding to become the first reigning Tour de France champion since Eddy Merckx in 1975 to win the Belgian Monument.
Lo que hay que saber del Tour de Flandes
El italiano Gianluca Bortolami se hizo con la victoria en la edición más rápida de la historia del Tour de Flandes en 2001 al cubrir los 269 kilómetros de recorrido en 6 horas, 10 minutos y 23 segundos, a una media de 43,57 km/h.
Tour of Flanders 2022 LIVE - Women's race as Annemiek van Vleuten headlines stellar field at Ronde van Vlaanderen
Stay tuned for live updates from Nick Christian Ad/> WHO IS RIDING Ronde van VlaanderenTour of Flanders LIVE — Van der Poel vies with Pogacar for Monument glory36 MINUTES AGO Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) will be joined by fellow previous winners Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (Team SD Worx), Marta Bastianelli (UAE Team ADQ), Marianne Vos and Coryn Labecki (both Jumbo-Visma), Elisa Longo Borghini and Ellen van Dijk (both Trek-Segafredo). Also taking to the start are Lotte Kopecky and Demi Vollering (both Team SD Worx), Katarzyna Niewuadoma (Canyon-Sram), Lizzie Banks (EF Education-TIBCO-SVB), Grace Brown and Cecilie Ludwig (both FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope), Amanda Spratt (BikeExchange-Jayco), Lorena Wiebes and Pfeiffer Georgi (both Team DSM), Lisa Brennauer (Ceratizit-WNT), Susanne Andersen (Uno-X Pro Cycling) and the Dwars door Vlaanderen winner, Italian youngster Chiara Consonni (Valcar-Travel & Service).
Lo que hay que saber del Tour de Flandes
El italiano Gianluca Bortolami se hizo con la victoria en la edición más rápida de la historia del Tour de Flandes en 2001 al cubrir los 269 kilómetros de recorrido en 6 horas, 10 minutos y 23 segundos, a una media de 43,57 km/h.
'It is going to all kick off' - Adam Blythe revved up for Tour of Flanders despite being gutted by Wout van Aert absence
Adam Blythe is counting down the seconds to the start of the Tour of Flanders, despite admitting to being gutted by the absence of Wout van Aert. Jumbo-Visma star Van Aert was the strong favourite to take the Ronde for the first time in his career, but he was forced to withdraw after contracting Covid-19. Ad/> Van Aert’s great rival Mathieu van der Poel — the winner in 2020 — has assumed favouritism for Sunday’s face, but it looks wide open and Blythe feels the absence of the Jumbo-Visma star has altered things for his team.