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Mathieu van der Poel undeterred after E3 Saxo Classic loss to Wout van Aert

Mathieu van der Poel undeterred after E3 Saxo Classic loss to Wout van Aert


Mathieu van der Poel appeared liberated at the E3 Saxo Classic. With Milan-San Remo in the bag and the Tour of Flanders a week away, the Dutchman raced with abandon on Friday and digested defeat almost as swiftly as he’d sailed up the Taaienberg.

It was on Tom Boonen’s favourite climb that Van der Poel decided to open the race up with some 80km still to run. Only one man was able to follow: his old foe Wout van Aert, with Tadej Pogačar notably out of position and lagging behind.

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