Mathieu van der Poel
Dutch cyclist, cyclo-cross and road racing
Photo: Clémence LN, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Sep 27
Brandon McNulty wins men's road race world title with 30 km solo attack in Montreal
United States rider Brandon McNulty held off a chasing group by 13 seconds to win the road race at the 2026 UCI Road World Championships in Montreal, while Michael Matthews took silver and Mathieu van der Poel bronze.
- Sep 27
Brandon McNulty wins men's world road race in Montreal with 35km solo attack
The American cyclist held off a late chase to finish 13 seconds ahead of Michael Matthews and Mathieu van der Poel, ending a 33-year title drought for the United States.
- Sep 27
Brandon McNulty wins men's road world title in Montreal to end 33-year US drought
The 28-year-old American launched a solo attack with 32 kilometres remaining to take gold in Montreal, finishing ahead of Michael Matthews and Mathieu van der Poel.
- Sep 27
Brandon McNulty wins men's world road race title in Montreal after 33-kilometre solo attack
American rider Brandon McNulty held off a chasing group to win the 273.4-kilometre world championship road race in Montreal, finishing 13 seconds ahead of Michael Matthews.
- Sep 20
Remco Evenepoel wins fourth consecutive world time trial title in Montreal as Filippo Ganna takes silver
Remco Evenepoel finished the 39.2-kilometer course in Montreal in 44 minutes 53.13 seconds to claim gold, beating Filippo Ganna by 57.31 seconds.
- Jul 27
Pogacar wins record-equalling fifth Tour de France as Van der Poel takes final stage
Slovenian Tadej Pogacar joined the exclusive club of five-time Tour de France winners on Sunday, matching the record of Anquetil, Merckx, Hinault and Indurain, while Mathieu van der Poel sprinted to victory on the Champs-Élysées.
- Jul 27
Van der Poel wins Tour de France finale on Champs-Élysées as Pogačar seals fifth overall title
Mathieu van der Poel attacked on the Montmartre climb and held off the sprinters by centimeters to win the final stage of the Tour de France in Paris. Tadej Pogačar finished safely to secure his fifth overall Tour victory, joining the sport's all-time greats.
- Jul 25
Richard Carapaz conquers Tour de France Queen stage as wildfires force final day re-route
Ecuador's Richard Carapaz won a demanding stage 20 over the Galibier and Col de Sarenne, while organisers slashed Sunday's last stage after wildfires forced authorities to redeploy security forces.
- Jul 14
Tour de France riders sleep on balconies and battle power cuts as heatwave exposes shoddy race hotels
Uno-X twins dragged mattresses outside at a spiderweb-filled hotel near Le Lioran, while Tadej Pogacar's UAE squad tripped the electrics with portable air-conditioning units during Monday's rest day in the Cantal.
- Jul 12
Tour de France press car hits barriers near Ussel finish, eight spectators injured, one seriously
A L'Equipe vehicle struck metal barriers roughly 350 metres from the line in Ussel about 20 minutes before the riders arrived, Corrèze prefecture and police sources confirm.
- Jul 11
Tim Merlier wins second straight Tour de France stage in Bergerac bunch sprint
Belgian sprinter Tim Merlier of Soudal Quick-Step outsprinted Biniam Girmay and Olav Kooij to claim his second consecutive stage victory and fifth career Tour win in Bergerac on 11 July 2026.
- Jun 20
Pogacar edges Van der Poel by 0.31 seconds to win Tour de Suisse time trial
The world champion edged out his Classics rival in the 23.7 km flat time trial at Aarburg, extending his overall lead to over four minutes ahead of the final mountain stage.
