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Exact Cross Mol: Mathieu Van Der Poel Conquers Snowy Conditions to Take Another Victory After Wout Van Aert Crashes Heavily

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Belgian abandoned race after catching world champion but crashing in his wheel, as Aerts and Orts finish on podium

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Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel once again showed exceptional form and won the Exact Cross race in Mol on Friday. Wout van Aert fared much worse.

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His rival Wout Van Aert was forced to give up after a fall in front of his Belgian audience, while his compatriot Toon Aerts came second in the race.

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Mathieu van der Poel signed his eighth winter cyclo-cross hit in Mol on Friday.

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This time he managed to hold the wheel of his rival, but he ended up cracking. In the middle of a duel with Mathieu van der Poel at Mol's cyclo-cross, Wout Van Aert went to the wrong end. Under a dantesque weather, with a particularly violent snowstorm, the Belgian slipped and fell to two laps from the end. Touched with an ankle, the rider of Visma-Lease a Bike quickly gave up. Then alone in the lead, Mathieu van der Poel did not tremble and wen…

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In conditions worthy of the Winter Games, Mathieu van der Poel survived the snow and the polar cold to win, while his rival Wout Van Aert saw his season compromised by a serious injury. The scene, in Mol, was both spectacular and brutal. A thick layer of snow had [...] Read more A white hell for the giants of the cyclo-cross appeared first on Le Singulier.

Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel showed his exceptional form once again, winning the Exact Cross race in Mol on Friday. The victory confirmed his current dominance in cyclo-cross. In challenging conditions with snow and mud, the Belgian Wout Van Aert provided a tense duel, but the Belgian later crashed badly and will have to undergo ankle surgery.

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road.cc broke the news in on Friday, January 2, 2026.
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