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Mathieu van der Poel isn't just the most talented cyclist on the planet, he's three of them...
All at the same time.
Road, cyclo-cross, and mountain bike (MTB): the sport of cycling has never seen one rider challenge - and win - in all three disciplines before.
In March, the

VAN DER POEL MATHIEU of Alpecin-Fenix during the Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne one day cycling race on February 28, 2021 in Kuurne, Belgium. Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mathieu van der Poel February 2021

Mathieu van der Poel - riding towards greatness

The second road cycling Grand Tour of 2020, the Giro d'Italia, begins in Sicily on Saturday (3 October).
Due to Covid-19 and its effects on the calendar, the Giro is being held after the Tour de France and before the Vuelta a Espana.
In fact, the Giro overlaps the start

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All you need to know about the 2020 Giro d'Italia

Simon Andreassen is what you call a 'cool' rider.
The 22-year-old mountain biker from the Specialized Racing Team sports eye-catching tattoos, loves coffee and rap music, and enjoys performing 'wheelies' on his bike for fun.
He's very good at racing too, and is considered one of the finest talents of

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MTB maverick Simon Andreassen: What I have in common with Peter Sagan

Peter Sagan is the most popular rider in road cycling.
The charismatic Slovak has three world titles and seven Tour de France green jerseys to his name, but remains without an Olympic medal.
Having finished down the field in the road race at London 2012, Sagan decided there were too

Peter SAGAN

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Peter Sagan wins Stage 5 of the 2019 Tour de France

Peter Sagan: The maverick of the road

The rainbow jerseys are on the line once more as the UCI Road Cycling World Championships take to the streets and rolling hills of Yorkshire, Great Britain.
Alejandro Valverde and Rio 2016 Olympic champion Anna van der Breggen head to the UK as the reigning road race champions with Rohan

2019 UCI World Championships - Yorkshire

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Who and what to look out for at the Road World Championships

Two-time cycling world champion Peter Sagan comes from humble beginnings, once borrowing his sister's bike to win a junior race.

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Peter Sagan once borrowed his sister's supermarket bike to win a race

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I want to ride my bicycle: Road Cycling facts

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World cycling champion Tadej Pogačar will be in attendance at the 2024 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships on Saturday (26 October).
The Slovenian road cyclist is supporting the Esports tournament in Dubai, where 42 athletes will compete for the men’s and women’s titles.
Retired three-time world champion and three-time Olympian

Tadej Pogacar (left) & retired cyclist Peter Sagan.

Pogacar & Sagan headline Cycling Esports World Championships

From Alfredo Binda in 1927 to Mathieu van der Poel in 2023, 90 male riders have earned the right to wear the iconic rainbow jersey as symbol of being the road cycling world champion.
Only five riders in history have won the title three times, with Alfredo Binda, Rik van

Cycling Road | World Championships | Zurich

Cycling - UCI World Championships 2023 - Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - August 6, 2023  Gold medallist Netherlands' Mathieu van der Poel poses for a picture on the podium after winning the men's elite road race alongside silver medallist Belgium's Wout Van Aert and bronze medallist Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska

Mathieu van der Poel won the World Championships road race in 2023. 

Cycling: Full list of men’s and women’s road race world champions

Peter Sagan is facing a setback on his road to his Paris 2024 MTB dream, as he has to undergo a heart procedure on Friday (23 February).
The Slovakian three-time road race world champion reached a heart rate of more than 200 bpm during a mountain bike race in Chelva

Peter Sagan will undergo a heart procedure. He is expected to be back racing in three weeks on the mountain bike.

Peter Sagan to undergo heart procedure following heart arrhythmia

“I’m so glad this is the last one,” cycling superstar Peter Sagan told Eurosport after finishing the 2023 Tour de France.
The seven-time green jersey winner at the Tour announced his retirement from road cycling in January after a career that saw him winning classics like Paris-Roubaix and Tour of

Cycling | Olympic Qualifier | World Championships 2023 

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 18 - Moutiers to Bourg-En-Bresse - France - July 20, 2023 Team TotalEnergies' Peter Sagan ahead of stage 18 REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Peter Sagan is the only rider to win three consecutive road race World Championships.

UCI Cycling World Championships 2023: Three-time world champion Peter Sagan says goodbye to road cycling - his incredible career in numbers

Mathieu van der Poel claimed his first Paris-Roubaix victory in a incident-packed 120th edition of the race on Sunday (9 April).
The Dutch star, who also took last month's Milano–Sanremo, became the 12th different winner in the last 12 years of the 'Hell of the North'.
There was drama on

Cycling - Paris-Roubaix - Roubaix, France - April 9, 2023 Alpecin-Deceuninck's Mathieu Van Der Poel celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the race REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

Mathieu van der Poel celebrates victory in Paris-Roubaix 2023

Paris-Roubaix 2023: Mathieu van der Poel prevails in 'Hell of the North' classic - results

The third men's road cycling monument classic of the season is the 120th Paris–Roubaix race taking place this Sunday (9 April).
The "Hell of the North" returns to its usual spot in the calendar, coming exactly a week after the Tour of Flanders, having been postponed by a week last

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Paris-Roubaix 2023: Preview, schedule, riders, how to watch

The world's best mountain bikers are ready to crown a busy season with the 2022 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Les Gets, France, from 24–28 August. Hundreds of the globe's top MTB cyclists are entered in 15 medal competitions across five different events within mountain biking.
Medals will be

Mountain Bike | World Championships | Les Gets

MUNICH, GERMANY - AUGUST 19: Tom Pidcock of Great Britian competes in the Men's Cross-Country during the cycling Mountain Bike competition on day 9 of the European Championships Munich 2022 at Olympiapark on August 19, 2022 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

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2022 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships: Preview, schedule, how to watch the stars in action

The third men's road cycling monument classic of the season (after Milan–Sanremo and the Tour of Flanders) takes place this Sunday (17 April) with the 119th running of the legendary Paris–Roubaix cobbled race in France.
Traditionally held the week after the Tour of Flanders, the first round of the French

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Paris-Roubaix 2022 preview: 'Hell of the North' awaits cyclists at season's third Monument

The second road cycling 'Monument' classic race of 2022 is the 106th edition of the Tour de Flanders on Sunday (3 April).
First staged in 1913, 'De Ronde' has been held each year since 1919 and is the most prestigious of the six spring classics in the Belgian region. This

OUDENAARDE, BELGIUM - APRIL 04: Kasper Asgreen of Denmark and Team Deceuninck - Quick-Step, Julian Alaphilippe of France and Team Deceuninck - Quick-Step & Mathieu Van Der Poel of Netherlands and Team Alpecin-Fenix during the 105th Ronde van Vlaanderen - Tour of Flanders 2021, Men's Elite a 251,5km race from Antwerp to Oudenaarde / Breakaway / #RVV21 / #rondevanvlaanderen / #tourofflanders / on April 04, 2021 in Oudenaarde, Belgium. (Photo by Nico Vereecken - Pool/Getty Images)

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2022 Tour of Flanders: Things to know, riders to watch, schedule for the men's and women's races on Sunday

The first road cycling 'Monument' classic race of 2022 is the 113th edition of the Milan-San Remo on Saturday (19 March).
First staged in 1907, 'La Classicissima' is the longest one-day race in the sport. This year's race has an official distance of 293km, but that does not include the

CAMPO LIGURE, ITALY - MARCH 23:  The riders make their way towards the coast during the 2014 Milan - San Remo on March 23, 2014 in Campo Ligure, Italy.The 294km race, known as La Primavera, is acknowledged to be the first of the Classics.  (Photo by Bryn Lennon - Velo/Getty Images)

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