The Dutchman rode to victory in the rain at the Tour of Flanders and now has three victories on the cobbles to add to his tally of six. Along with Pogacar, he now has five monuments to his name - the two riders with the most victories in the race, a far cry from Eddy Merckx's 19. As Mathieu van der Poel crossed the... read full story
"It was the toughest race of my life. With 245 kilometres in the legs and covered in mud and mud. The essence of the northern classics."
