TOUR OF FLANDERS. For the second consecutive year, Mathieu van der Poel won the Tour of Flanders ahead of Van Barle and Madouas.
Without Wout van Aert, sick, the Tour of Flanders seemed to be promised to the Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel or the double winner of the Tour de France Tadej Pogacar. Offensive for his first Tour of Flanders, the Slovenian was finally trapped during the final sprint and let his frustration speak. “I remain disappointed with my place, I showed it on the line. I couldn’t do my sprint, I was locked up, these are things that happen in cycling. I don’t blame anyone , I am especially frustrated not to have been able to play my chances fully in the sprint.I appreciated the atmosphere, which was extraordinary in the mountains, it gave goosebumps in Vieux-Quaremont.
On the other hand, the Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel answered present to win his second consecutive Tour of Flanders. “I was not even sure, a few weeks ago, of being able to run this Tour of Flanders. In the sprint, I found myself in a scenario that I had already experienced, I knew how to do it. Wasn’t really stressed but I was surprised when van Baarle and Madouas came back because I had previously been given a 20 second gap. They came back very quickly. Pogacar? it’s a shame he’s not on the podium, he deserved it. He was one of the strongest, and I even think the strongest today. I was on the verge of letting go in the Paterberg.”
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The top 10 of this Tour of Flanders with two Dutchmen on the podium and Valentin Madouas. Stefan Küng is in the top 5 to complete the very fine race for Groupama-FDJ. Christophe Laporte is 9th despite his fall. #RVV22 pic.twitter.com/LSNzsuyg1W
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For the second time in a row, Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel won the Tour of Flanders ahead of van Barle and Frenchman Valentin Madouas. The ranking just above