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Five things we learned amid the chaos of Opening Weekend 2026 – From Van der Poel and Vollering's excellence, to Visma's bounceback and the major role of crashes

Key takeaways as the Classics get underway with a bang at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne

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'Hurting the fast guys put us in a good position': Matthew Brennan puts Visma-Lease a Bike back on the right path at Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne

Matthew Brennan became the first British winner of Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne since Mark Cavendish in 2015, bouncing back 24 hours after crashing out of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

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'We have the big gun still to come' – Are UAE Team Emirates-XRG the biggest threat to Mathieu van der Poel at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, even without Pogačar?

With Wellens, Vermeersch and Politt, the Emirati squad is amongst the strongest for Saturday's race

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'When it comes to following Mathieu, I'm still lacking 50 watts' – Arnaud De Lie argues Van der Poel will make for much more explosive Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

Second in 2023 race, Lotto-Intermarché leader rates own options in sprint or breakaway

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Wout van Aert recovered and ready to return to racing at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Le Samyn after ankle fracture threatened to disrupt season start

It's official: Wout van Aert will race Omloop Het Nieuwsblad but skip Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne in Opening Weekend races

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Tiesj Benoot's high hopes for Classics up in smoke after back injury and surgery

New Decathlon CMA CGM signing will miss spring campaign after surgery for herniated disc

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'It was him or me' - Arnaud De Lie bumps shoulders with Lewis Askey in final sprint at Clásica de Almería

Belgian finished sixth as Askey leads out teammate Biniam Girmay to victory

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Season delays for Jonas Vingegaard, Wout van Aert 'not a disaster' says Visma-Lease a Bike head of racing

Vingegaard set to start 2026 season in late March at Volta a Catalunya

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Tour de France 2026 teams and wildcards unveiled, with Spanish team picked for debut over popular Unibet Rose Rockets

Debut confirmed for Pinarello-Q36.5 but Caja Rural-Seguros RGA will line up in Barcelona as the final wildcard invitation after many expected Bas Tietema's team to get the nod

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'Every now and then, you have to consider other options' – Mathieu van der Poel non-commital on potential cyclo-cross retirement ahead of bid for record-breaking eighth world title

'I'm certainly not going to Hulst feeling like I've already won. Anything can happen at a World Championships'

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'I have no doubt that I will be back at the same level as three years ago' – Christophe Laporte puts illnesses behind him to take aim at spring Classics

'For the first six weeks, I even struggled with 10-minute walks' Frenchman says of 2025 Cytomegalovirus ordeal

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'He's barely fallen behind' – Wout van Aert ramps up training hours as injury recovery progresses positively

Visma-Lease a Bike coach Jan Boven says Belgian 'can definitely look forward to the spring Classics'

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Injured Puck Pieterse skips Benidorm Cyclo-cross World Cup after Nationals crash, Mathieu van der Poel yet to decide

World champion training in Spain but participation in weekend's racing not confirmed

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Thibau Nys heads Belgian team for UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in absence of Wout van Aert

With Iserbyt retired, Verstrynge ending his season and Van Aert and Sweeck injured Belgium relies on new national champion

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'Monday's Victory' - Wout van Aert back training on the bike only 10 days after surgery for ankle fracture

The Belgian superstar sustained a small fracture during the Exactcross at Mol

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'Quite a few riders will make it very difficult for me' – Thibau Nys far from complacent about chances of repeat cyclo-cross Nationals success on Sunday

Beringen course altered due to snow, one climb removed

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Thibau Nys crashes out of contention, breaks handlebars in mid-race crash during icy Zonhoven World Cup

Belgian was running second behind Mathieu van der Poel before bad luck struck once again

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UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup Zonhoven: Ceylin Del Carmen Alvarado triumphs in the ice and snow

Dutch racer scores her first World Cup win of the season ahead of Lucinda Brand and Puck Pieterse

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'There was no longer a place for me' - Bart Wellens leaves cyclo-cross behind to forge role as sports director for Lotto-Intermarché

Belgian marks his final race in Diegem as leader of Charles Liègeois Roastery CX team

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'I believed I could turn it into a battle' - two punctures on same rock ends Wout van Aert's clash with Mathieu van der Poel at Azencross

Belgian left disappointed after initially matching World Champion and eternal rival

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'I just wasn't at my best' - Wout van Aert's hopes for a cyclo-cross victory in Dendermonde dashed by lightning fast conditions

World Championship organisers' hopes of tempting Van Aert fade as dry weather puts Belgian at a disadvantage

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'I really felt like I was in the mix again' - Puck Pieterse finds form in fast Dendermonde cyclo-cross World Cup

Dutch champion lands second place behind Lucinda Brand

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UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup: Thibau Nys wins in Dendermonde as Wout van Aert takes sixth

Brutally fast race in absence of Mathieu van der Poel sees Del Grosso and Sweeck on podium

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UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup: Lucinda Brand indomitable in Dendermonde

Pieterse, Fouquenet round out podium in round eight

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‘Hope this strengthens the teams' confidence in choosing me’ - Amandine Fouquenet after Superprestige win and World Cup podiums

French cyclo-cross champion still on the hunt for a team following Arkéa-B&B Hotels folding this year

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