To become cyclo-cross world champion at the age of 20, you need to have some serious bike-handling skills.
And with his grandfather being three-time Tour de France runner-up Raymond Poulidor and his father Adri also having won a rainbow jersey in cyclo-cross – as well as the Tour of Flanders and Liège–Bastogne–Liège – Mathieu van der Poel has some cycling pedigree.
Now aged 22 and almost untouchable in the new season, with eight victories in nine races, the Dutchman used some top skills today to avoid wiping out on a sandy descent at Superprestige Zonhoven.
Somehow he managed to keep the bike upright and continue his dominant start to the season as he won by 22 second from current world champion, Wout Aerts.
11 thoughts on “Video: Top skills as cyclo-cross ace Mathieu van der Poel avoids wiping out in the sand”
Pah, he’s no Marc Marquez.
Pah, he’s no Marc Marquez.
So he fooks his line up – his
So he fooks his line up – his front wheel was out the channel, back wheel swings around because his weight is forward and the sideways momentum, he hangs on for dear life and the rear wheel comes back around and people are giving him big raps.
Skills my arse this is luck and hanging on. some people are easily impressed.
BehindTheBikesheds wrote:
My God your comments are tedious.
lork wrote:
And yet you read it.
Unlike your forgetful bilge my comment is honest and accurate.
Clearly you don’t have the brainpower to come up with anything insightful
BehindTheBikesheds wrote:
My God your comments are tedious.
— lork And yet you read it. Unlike your forgetful bilge my comment is honest and accurate. Clearly you don’t have the brainpower to come up with anything insightful— BehindTheBikesheds
nah mate, 10 other people find my “bilge” accurate, honest and insightful. Your comments are unfailingly tedious.
lork wrote:
So he fooks his line up – his front wheel was out the channel, back wheel swings around because his weight is forward and the sideways momentum, he hangs on for dear life and the rear wheel comes back around and people are giving him big raps.
Skills my arse this is luck and hanging on. some people are easily impressed.
— lork
My God, you’re tedious.
— BehindTheBikesheds
Fixed.
lork wrote:
I’m beginning to suspect that “behind the bike sheds” is some sort of English equivalent for “back under the bridge.”
Luck? The quote attributed to
Luck? The quote attributed to Gary Player seems to be appropriate here “The more I practice the luckier I get”
Go on BTBS – we look forward
Go on BTBS – we look forward to your masterclass on how to ride sand.
I’d have fallen off at the
I’d have fallen off at the top and saved time.
He just realised he forgot
He just realised he forgot to turn his garmin on . As his hands were busy, he used his chest.