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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Tour of Flanders 2022 – Climate protester finishes in top 10 after leapfrogging barrier and risking crash
A protester leapfrogged the barrier and ran down the finishing straight as Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) took victory at the Tour of Flanders. As all eyes were fixed on the intriguing and bizarre sprint showdown between Van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates), a spectator risked a serious incident by suddenly joining the action.
Tour of Flanders 2022 – Lotte Kopecky pips Annemiek van Vleuten to win maiden Monument
Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx) underlined her favourite billing with a fine sprint victory over Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) at the Tour of Flanders. The Belgian, aided by team-mate Chantal van den Broek-Blaak, proved the strongest in a frantic finale.
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.
'Daylight between outstanding Australia and the rest'
Nasser Hussain believes there is “no weakness” in Australia’s World Cup winning side while England and Wales Cricket Board's managing director of women's cricket Clare Connor says “the rest of the world is playing catch-up”.
'I’m happy to be alive' – Egal Bernal reflects on life-changing training crash as he targets eventual return
Egan Bernal admits he is ‘happy to be alive’ after a life-changing terrible training crash which resulted in several fractures and spinal surgery. The 25-year-old is targeting an eventual return to the sport, but has a lengthy road of rehabilitation ahead. Ad/> «I actually received an important lesson from this accident, so absurdly I'm actually thankful for having lived through this experience,» he said, in quotes published by cyclingnews.com.
‘It’s a huge disappointment for him’ – Bradley Wiggins discusses Wout van Aert’s Tour of Flanders absence
Bradley Wiggins says ‘it’s a huge disappointment’ for Wout van Aert to miss the Tour of Flanders following a positive Covid-19 test. The Jumbo-Visma rider will now miss the race in his native Belgium, and Wiggins says this absence changes the dynamic of the entire race, which you can follow live with Eurosport and Discovery. Ad/> He said: “We've seen the form that he's been in this season and there's not many people who wouldn't have put their money on Wout van Aert winning today.