Mathieu van der Poel wins Tour of Flanders as Pogacar fumes
OUDENAARDDE: Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel won a battle of nerves with Tadej Pogacar to claim the 273km-long Tour of Flanders raced over cobbled hills on Sunday (Apr 3).
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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.
‘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.
'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.
Wout van Aert: Jumbo-Visma star ‘not feeling fit’, big doubt for Tour of Flanders on Sunday
Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) is a big doubt for the Tour of Flanders on Sunday with illness. The Belgian is widely considered the favourite for the second Monument of the season on home soil, although he was tipped to face stiff competition from former champion Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix). Ad/> Jumbo-Visma said he will miss a reconnaissance ride of the route on Thursday, just three days before the cobbled classic gets underway.
Cycling-Mohoric stuns favourites to win Milan-Sanremo
SANREMO, Italy (Reuters) - Slovenian Matej Mohoric stunned the pre-race favourites to win the Milan-Sanremo Monument classic following a perfect attack on the last descent on Saturday.
Mohoric stuns favourites to win Milan-Sanremo
SANREMO, Italy : Slovenian Matej Mohoric stunned the pre-race favourites to win the Milan-Sanremo Monument classic following a perfect attack on the last descent on Saturday.
Paris-Nice: Britain's Simon Yates wins final stage as Primoz Roglic takes title
Slovenia's Primoz Roglic held on to win the Paris-Nice race despite a late push from Britain's Simon Yates, who won the final stage to finish as runner-up.