If there was ever a rider in need of fresh fields to conquer, the current prime candidate is Mathieu van der Poel in cyclo-cross, with a record-breaking elite men's total of eight World Championships wins now in his palmarès.
Not even Tadej Pogačar finds himself in the same position as Van der Poel right now, given that in terms of the biggest targets possible, an unprecedented tally of six Tour de France wins is at least 18 months and two titles away for the UAE Team Emirates-XRG racer. Pogačar has yet to equal Peter Sagan's total of three straight World Championships victories, too.
