WHAT. A. BATTLE. 👏 Mathieu van der Poel 🇳🇱 does it! He is your 2023 UCI Cyclo-cross Men Elite World Champion! 🌈 #Hoogerheide2023
The Hoogerheide World Championships ended on a high, as Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert have battled for the rainbow jersey in a thrilling sprint. Relive here the final moments of the race.
The race, which was the final race day in cyclocross of the winter for both van der Poel and van Aert, culminated in a sprint after both riders' attacks couldn't create the difference between each other. Van der Poel was the first to launch the move on the uphill sprint, having the best power out of the two to conquer his fifth World title.
WHAT. A. BATTLE. 👏 Mathieu van der Poel 🇳🇱 does it! He is your 2023 UCI Cyclo-cross Men Elite World Champion! 🌈 #Hoogerheide2023