About 92 kilometers before the finish of the 109th Tour of Flanders, a teammate from Tadej Pogacar turned around to see if his leader was okay. A scorching pace, a strong wind, Mathieu van der Poel as his shadow, this job was far from done, they thought at UAE. Pogacar nodded that it was okay. 25 kilometers later he even laughed at his colleagues who kept him out of the wind and again looking back. In other words, no one could win but their Slovenian Superman.
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Teammate Van der Poel after Tour of Flanders: ‘Really think that the fall Mathieu has taken’
Bytaketonews
Apr 6, 2025