"ASO has added more stages with a profile for cyclists like Mathieu" - Van der Poel set for a more impactful Tour de France in 2025?
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Mathieu van der Poel has done a hell of a lot over the course of his glistening career so far. Since 2021 though the Dutchman has been unable to add a stage victory at the Tour de France. Could that run change in 2025?
It must be said, that over the last couple of Tour de France editions, Van der Poel has been used primarily by Alpecin-Deceuninck as a super leadout man for Jasper Philipsen, helping to bring much success to the Belgian sprinter. Given Van der Poel is likely to go down as one of the riders of his generation though, the lack of individual success at the Tour de France, other than that one stage in 2021, is a curious anomaly in the Dutch superstar's career.
In 2025 though, Van der Poel looks set for another Tour de France campaign if Alpecin-Deceuninck boss Christoph Roodhooft's recent comments are to be believed, and this time, we could see some trademark Van der Poel magic. "He's a professional cyclist of course," Roodhooft hints towards a participation in the Tour in conversation with Het Nieuwsblad. "ASO, in all its expertise, listens and has added more rides with a profile for cyclists like Mathieu, Wout van Aert or Mads Pedersen."
Before the attention turns to the road in 2025 though, Van der Poel kicks off his cyclocross winter this Sunday afternoon in Zonhoven. "He has already done a nice block of endurance training," the Roodhooft brothers assess. "I deliberately do not express any expectations. If I say that it will be difficult and Mathieu rides away from everyone solo, then that is lame. If I say that I expect him to ride away from everyone solo, then I am putting pressure. I do not want either one. One thing is certain: Mathieu would not race if he was not ready to race."
Kieran WoodDeputy Editor-in-Chief
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He regularly contributes to DartsNews.com and CyclingUpToDate.com, where he covers professional cycling and darts. In cycling, his work includes liveblogs from major races, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, alongside race reports and analysis. He has also conducted interviews with professional riders.
His reporting spans the full racing calendar, from one-day classics to stage races, with a focus on accurate, real-time coverage and clear contextual analysis. For statistics, results, and historical context, he regularly uses resources such as ProCyclingStats. To support reporting on rider activity and training context where relevant, he also references Strava.
In his work, Kieran places strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles as new, verified information becomes available.
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- I know, their headlines can be so misleading. Pidcock had a great season with 5 wins. and some solid 2nds. no reason to take away from that with a fake headline.mij08-11-2026
- You can clearly see the the posture change from slightly sitting to again out of the saddle while changing of gears in the video of the sprintabstractengineer08-11-2026
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- Just looked again at the photo. Yeah I stand by that. If MS had fallen over in Brands direction I don’t even think she would have hit her. You must be a UCI race commissioner. I’ll be sure to check my sock height should I ever see you on a ride. Looks like everyone else on here sees what I see.mij08-11-2026
- I said looking at the photo it doesn’t appear she deviated. Chill out, not stating my word is the final judgement. Just commenting that based on the photo I don’t see it. And BTW the Dutch coach even said she didn’t impede her.mij08-11-2026
- Blah Blah Blah !frieders308-11-2026
- MS said she was changing gears so that caused her slight deviation. Nothing was intentional.frieders308-11-2026
- How can you use a photo post incident to judge the incident itself (which is not hard to find if you’re prepared to invest the same amount of time in searching as writing that comment? It’s harsh but technically right even though this or worse is not always sanctioned in every race. The two things that went against MS (who unfortunately for her would still have won without making her mistake) are that it was not a bunch sprint where there could have been an overlooked incident or mitigating circumstances explaining a deviation. Everything was focused on just those 2, Schreiber was riding beautifully balanced which made her sudden deviation look unnatural stroke as if it could have been in some part intentional whilst she was slowly drifting ever closer towards the barrier to a point that would have reached obstruction level. In her defence, it might have been the realisation she was heading towards that that made her react suddenly and caused the deviation involuntarily. In any case, congratulations to her for the ride of her life, in people’s minds she will be credited for it.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- Good boy Obviously doesn’t need that much help dealing with pressure, as some have suggested. Wiser (and humbler) than many far further along their careers. About offering him the moon, recently someone came up with an explanation of the downfall of a football great (either referring to Maradona or Portuguese Ronaldo) saying it was kind of normal after coming back from the moon, except that others, including some who actually did go to the moon like Armstrong (Neil in case anyone is too switched off to realise) didn’t go through any of the same motions after coming back. A lot of how you deal with situations has less to do with the situation than with your character.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
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