Mathieu van der Poel

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Mathieu van der Poel (born 19 January 1995) is a Belgian-born Dutch professional cyclist who currently rides for the UCI WorldTeam Alpecin–Premier Tech. He competes in cyclo-cross, mountain biking, gravel and road racing disciplines of the sport. Van der Poel has won eight Cyclo-cross World Championships (2015, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026), one Gravel World Championship (2024) and one Road World Championship (2023), becoming the only Men's World Champion in three different cycling disciplines. He has also won multiple stages at grand tours and has numerous classics victories, including winning both the Tour of Flanders and Paris–Roubaix three times, and Milan–San Remo twice. His rivalry with Wout van Aert is considered to be one of the great rivalries in the sport.

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