Mathieu van der Poel is riding a wave of success for over two years now, barely having any wrong step, and maintaining his form and health pristine at the key moments of his seasons. Without major obstacles, he continues to evolve and expand his palmarès, which already includes another Milano-Sanremo and
E3 Saxo Classic this spring. However, despite not having much pressure anymore, his main goals are still to come.
After the Belgian classic this Friday however, he was not pleased with the collective acceleration that happened after an early crash which saw him and several other favourites almost three minutes down at a certain point. “I don’t think it’s fair play to go full throttle after a crash where more than half of the peloton is blocked. For me, this is something we as a team would never do. But yes, in the end I think we handled it quite well," Van der Poel shared with
Wielerflits.