The Latest Breaking News from Mathieu van der Poel

Wout van Aert resurgent, Lorena Wiebes unstoppable, big teams dominate again and more – five things we learned from In Flanders Fields and E3 Saxo Classic

We look back over the weekend's Classics racing

Cycling Weekly · Mar 30

Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe have the makings of a great Tour of Flanders team, but is Remco Evenepoel the missing piece for taking on Pogačar and Van der Poel?

Why leadership of star Belgian in future editions could unlock the massive potential of German team's Classics squad

Cycling News · Mar 30

Soft pulls, subtle digs: The Tour of Flanders mind games have already begun – Analysis

Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel's rivalry heats up after In Flanders Fields

Cycling News · Mar 30

Why Pogačar and Van Aert's teams aren't sensing weakness for the Tour of Flanders despite Mathieu van der Poel's near-miss at E3 Saxo Classic

UAE Team Emirates-XRG and Visma-Lease a Bike remain cautious to underestimate Dutchman after spectacular finale to thrilling race

Cycling News · Mar 28

Sprinters vs attackers on the Kemmelberg –Analysing the contenders for In Flanders Fields

Our look at the top men and women racers contesting the new-look Gent-Wevelgem cobbled Classic from Middelkerke to Wevelgem

Cycling News · Mar 28

'I gave up, actually, because they were so close' – Mathieu van der Poel made to look human despite completing E3 Saxo Classic hat-trick with 'one of my best efforts'

Dutchman talks through 63km solo win after chasing quartet fumbled the catch in the final kilometres of a dramatic edition

Cycling News · Mar 27

'It's not up to us' or 'there is no more time to gamble'? How big teams in the peloton failed to chase down Mathieu van der Poel in E3 Saxo Classic

The peloton was at one point only 30 seconds behind solo Dutchman, with numbers for many teams, but directors from Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe and Lidl-Trek disagree on where chasing responsibility lies

Cycling News · Mar 27

'My companions decided to gamble' – Florian Vermeersch disappointed at lack of cooperation after chasers let Mathieu van der Poel stay away in final kilometre of E3 Saxo Classic

UAE Team Emirates-XRG DS says Belgian 'did what he was right to do' by not wasting final effort to close down solo Dutchman

Cycling News · Mar 27

'That’s racing, I’m certainly not angry with my fellow escapees' – why didn't the chasing group catch Mathieu van der Poel at the E3 Saxo Classic?

It appeared to be race over for the Dutchman just before the final kilometre, but then tactics took over

Cycling Weekly · Mar 27

E3 Saxo Classic: Mathieu van der Poel punishes rivals but fights to hold off fast-closing chase group for three-peat

Per Strand Hagenes and Florian Vermeersch round out podium as four-rider pursuit of Alpecin-Premier Tech rider falls short

Cycling News · Mar 27