Cancellara's Classics column: Don't overlook the mental aspect of the Van der Poel-Van Aert duel

Fabian Cancellara analyses the 2024 E3 Saxo Bank Classic and the Van der Poel-Van Aert rivalry.

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Friday's E3 Saxo Classic showed that we certainly weren't wrong to expect a battle between Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert this Spring. Their duel was the main story of the race, and Mathieu came out on top again in the end, which will only add to the pressure on Wout before the Tour of Flanders.