Van der Poel achieves his sixth cyclocross world champion title
The Dutch Mathieu van der Poel This Sunday in the Czech town of Tabor he achieved his sixth title – second consecutive – of cyclocross world champion, this time ahead of his compatriot Joris Nieuwenhuis and the Belgian Michael Vanthourenhout.
Van der Poel joins this crown to those he won in 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021! and 2023. And he is only one title away from the most successful cyclist in a World Championship: the Belgian Erik De Vlaeminck, seven-time champion, in 1966 , 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973.
The Dutch, current world champion on the road, He fulfilled his role as favorite in Tabor, increased by the absences of the Belgian Wout van Aert and the British Tom Pidcock.
Van der Poel, who achieved the eleventh World Cup gold for the Netherlands in this race, he was soon left alone in the head and managed his advantage without difficulty to win without forcing.
He was 37 seconds ahead of Joris Nieuwenhuis and in more than a minute to the Belgian Michael Vanthourenhout to add his sixth title.
Source: Eitb
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