Tag: van der Poel

The Selection Process – Flanders 2022

It’s 2022, so we know better than to try and predict the spring weather or put our faith in the early official startlists.  At the time of writing, we know Flanders is going to be cold. Possibly not as cold as earlier in the week – but still pretty chilly. The wind should be moderate

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Five Embarrassing Reasons We Doubted Mathieu van der Poel

Since launching Just Pro Cycling I’ve got very good at being wrong. I dismissed Philippe Gilbert’s return to cobbles and argued that Nairo Quintana would finally conquer the Tour. This post is an apology disguised as a list. I was wrong about Mathieu van der Poel who looks to be the new superman of road

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