Strade Bianche Van der Poel and Van den Broek Blaak land Dutch double
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Mathieu van der Poel produced a jaw-dropping late burst of power to win the Strade Bianche classic race in front of men’s world champion Julian Alaphilippe during a nail-biting finale on Saturday.
The cyclocross world champion made his final move on the last uphill drag to the Piazza del Campo in Siena, and Alaphilippe – the 2019 winner – was unable to follow. Egan Bernal took third after the trio jumped away from a select group of riders following Van der Poel’s first brutal attack on the last ‘sterrato’ – one of the dirt road sections peppering the 184km Tuscan course. Continue reading...
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