Mathieu van der Poel on his victory in Stadsprijs van Geraardsbergen - "It always seems very easy, but they are very difficult races to win"
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Mathieu van der Poel delivered on his promise on Wednesday as he won Stadsprijs van Geraardsbergen. The Dutchman finished the race ahead of his brother David to secure the victory.
It is his first victory after he was forced to drop out of Tour de France last month. "This is only the second fairground race I've ever won. It always seems very easy, but they are very difficult races to win. I have already won a very nice stage here in the BinckBank Tour. It's a tough environment, of course."
Van der Poel is slowly getting back to his old self. He finished the race a minute ahead of other riders which goes to show his training is working. "The spur after the Wall was tricky and there was also a lot of wind. In addition, I rode with a small group at the front for a large part of the race. I think it hurt everyone at the end," Van der Poel told TV Oost.
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- I hope he rides a bitmij15-11-2026
- Greatest athlete this world has ever produced ! LOL ... you definitely are a comdian ! Cycling is so sprecialized and you think he's the greatest athlete ever ! Still laughing !frieders315-11-2026
- b.s. headline. Jonas wasn't told anything, it is just a pundit telling him what to do. the actual article is not even close to the insinuation of the headline.mij15-11-2026
- I think Roglic could have beaten Sepp. not Jonas. I was referring to Sepp.mij15-11-2026
- I'm deeply sick of this guy and his unwillingness to race seriously for more than a month or two. I'll never respect riders who do that. Seixas will be stronger than him next season, and maybe Del Toro as well. I don't even think he'll finish on the podium at any GT where Pogi, Seixas, and Del Toro are racing.megasmacky15-11-2026
- Not a chance in hell.megasmacky15-11-2026
- If you go watch some races from last season other riders that have never caught Jonas...are now catching him. Some are just riding away from him and he can't hold the wheelmd197514-11-2026
- He just doesn't have the desire anymore. I read an article earlier today that said he almost retired last year. His reasoning was he is away from home to much. Visma was able to keep him riding by allowing him to skip certain camps. So, while currently Visma is doing altitude work...Jonas is at home. Which means 2 things. 1- He maybe fresher than other riders. But, not the condition. 2-Is a somewhat slap in the face to others on the team that are supposed to help him win. Yet feel like he hasn't done what they have so perhaps they don't provide as good of protection or they ride more for theme (which the team may not notice).md197514-11-2026
- Roglic could not have won anyway, after Jonas followed him when Roglic decided it was his turn for a stage win. Jonas had already attacked Kuss twice, so it was Jonas who was within seconds of taking the lead before Kuss was 'gifted' the win. It felt a bit like Roglic was being thrown under the bus when the team made his unhappiness public.Hills3314-11-2026
- POG1, another nice doc about our favourite, I watched most of it with a big smile on my face (except for the bits about his crashes 😢 obvs!).Lozza14-11-2026
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Mathieu van der Poel won the Stadsprijs Geraardsbergen today, the oldest kermesse race in 🇧🇪. @mathieuvdpoel attacked from a leading group of four that also included @Davidvanderpoel. Solo victory for Mathieu, David took 🥈. Congrats guys! 📸 @tvoost_vl
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