The cycling rivalry between Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel is considered among the greatest and longest lasting rivalries in the sport, as they are contemporaries and have competed against eac
Van der Poel (right) in front of Van Aert at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup, Namur, 2015.
Wout van Aert (left) and Mathieu van der Poel (right) at the 2016 UCI Cyclocross World Cup. Valkenburg, Netherlands, 2016
Van der Poel and Van Aert at the 2024 2024 Olympic Road Race in Paris
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Mathieu van der Poel, nicknamed "The Flying Dutchman", is a Belgian-born Dutch professional cyclist who currently rides for the UCI WorldTeam Alpecin–Premier Tech. He competes in cyclo-cross, mountain
Van Aert–Van der Poel rivalry
…The cycling rivalry between Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel is considered among the greatest and longest lasting rivalries in the sport, as they are contemporaries and have competed against each other since they…
Van der Poel in 2025
Van der Poel at the 2013 Krawatencross
Van der Poel at the 2018 Cross-country World Cup in Albstadt