Mathieu van der Poel
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Mathieu van der Poel is a Dutch professional cyclist who rides for the UCI WorldTeam Alpecin–Deceuninck. He competes in the cyclo-cross, mountain biking and road racing disciplines of the sport.
Van der Poel at the 2013 Krawatencross.
Van der Poel (right) in front of Wout Van Aert at the UCI Cyclocross World Cup, Namur, 2015.
Van der Poel at the 2018 Cross-country World Cup in Albstadt.
The UCI Road World Championships Elite Men's Road Race is a one-day event for professional cyclists that takes place annually. The winner is considered the World Cycling Champion and earns the right to wear the Rainbow Jersey for a full year in road race or stage events. The event is a single 'mass start' road race with the winner being the first across the line at the completion of the full race distance. The road race is contested by riders organized by national cycling teams as opposed to commercially sponsored or trade teams, which is the standard in professional cycling.
Alfredo Binda, posing with his third World Championship jersey in 1932
Eddy Merckx celebrating his first professional World Championship in 1967, after winning it as amateur in 1964
Maurizio Fondriest (left) as World Champion at the 1989 Giro d'Italia
Paolo Bettini in the rainbow jersey at the 2008 Tour of California