Van der Poel withdraws from World Cup showdown with Van Aert

Injured following a shock against a pole at the end of December, the Dutchman must “remain patient” before returning to competition.

In his second cyclocross of the season, Wout van Aert was successful. In the Superprestige of Gullegem, ‘WVA’ managed to beat Belgian champion Eli Iserbyt after an exciting duel, while Michael Vanthourenhout came third in the background. For Van Aert, it was his first cyclocross victory in almost a year. In this way, he gives his son Georges - who turns four today - the ideal birthday present.

Mathieu van der Poel's physical problems have not yet been resolved and the world champion will also miss the Dendermonde race. The communication came directly from his team, Alpecin Deceuninck, who through a press release has...

Van der Poel withdraws from World Cup showdown with Van Aert

Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) has been forced to miss the UCI Cyclocross World Cup in Dendermonde this weekend as his crash injury has ruled him out. It is the third race he will miss of what was an already shortened cyclocross season. Van der Poel had been due to compete in GP Sven Nys […] The post Van der Poel withdraws from World Cup showdown with Van Aert appeared first on Sticky Bottle.