With the cyclocross season in full flow, there has been little doubt about who has been the standout rider of the field. World champion
Mathieu van der Poel has been dominant, taking victory each an every time he's started the campaign so far, much to the delight of his father Adrie.
Adrie van der Poel was formerly seen more often with Mathieu's brother David. Although with the elder brother's retirement, van der Poel senior now has more time to focus on supporting his World Championship son. “At the beginning of the season I only came to the cross once, that was in Essen. There I went to watch a number of youth riders. For the rest, I will only look at the crosses where David or Mathieu ride. Now that David has retired, there are fewer of them. So I came to the cyclo-cross races less than usual," he tells Wielerflits.