It is clear that Tour de France 2022 has taken its toll on Mathieu van der Poel, as he admitted at the cobbles that he was not feeling well. But on 8th July, Friday, he confessed that he is thinking of abandoning the Tour altogether if his form doesn’t show a significant change. The Alpecin–Fenix … Read more
Belgian cyclist, Tim Merlier, winner of a stage at Tour de France, will be absent from the screen in Tour de France of 2022. The 29 year old rider who has been a part of the UCI cycling team Alpecin-Fenix, alongside Mathieu van der Poel, will not be seen reappearing, as the team decided to … Read more
Dries De Bondt (Alpecin-Fenix) has won stage 18 of the Giro d’Italia in a shocking manner, was this luck or miscalculation? De Bondt was part of a breakaway group and the Peloton failed to calculate their true speed which led them furiously to the finish line. The Peloton definitely tried their best here, but they … Read more
From this year’s Tour de France, Alpecin-Fenix will be rebranded as Alpecin-Deceuninck, this is a move to improve their overall budget as they set their eyes on new targets-such as the UCI World Tour. Increasing a team’s budget comes naturally and this new “Banner” seems like the next logical step for the overall development of … Read more
Mathieu Van Der Poel has been kicking it off at the Italian Grand Tour while being the leader of Alpecin-Fenix. He has his goals straight and wants to focus entirely on road racing despite the fact that he is multi-disciplined and that the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup started last month. Just because he is … Read more
The opening ceremony of Giro d’Italia saw thousands of fans circling at Heroes Plaza in Budapest, this was surely a sight to behold. The three days of opening will be starting from Wednesday onwards, and the event will end on May 29 in Verona. Ending the event on home soil surely seems a good idea … Read more
Each racing style has its own limitations, Mathieu Van Der Poel has admitted that. He has hinted at changing his racing style as these aggressive attacks could have cost him some victories. A good example is his attack at last year’s Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne. Mathieu Van Der Poel makes racing exciting again, and we got to see … Read more
Sometimes it feels very impossible to believe that Mathieu Van Der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) has only been riding for nine days this year. In those amazing nine days, Van Der Poel won the Tour of Flanders for the second time and even had a podium spot at Milan-San Remo, these are amazing achievements. Now, Van Der … Read more
Mathieu Van Der Poel has made history again, he won the Tour of Flanders for the second time, and that too on his eighth day of racing after a prolonged break he took because of a back injury. The finale was amazing, as the Dutchman went toe to toe or shall we say wheel to … Read more
Mathieu Van Der Poel has proved that he is in top shape as he won Dwars door Vlaanderen. The last stretch of the race was thrilling as a group of eight riders vigorously fought each other and in the end, it all came down to tactics, but the Dutchman came on top with a combination … Read more
Mathieu Van Der Poel is all-ready for the Tour of Flanders, and whatever the outcome will be, he will be happy with the results. The Dutch cyclist has had no pressure with training, he could train however he wanted, and until two weeks ago, it was not even confirmed that he would be making a … Read more
After weeks-long of rumors and speculations, Mathieu Van Der Poel will finally make a comeback to racing with Milan-San Remo. His season debut was officially confirmed by Team Alpecin-Fenix, this return to racing comes after a brief rehab period after the Dutchman sustained a back injury last summer. Milan-San Remo, one of the World’s Biggest … Read more
At this year’s Milan-San Remo, we could be getting a surprise as Mathieu Van Der Poel could be added to Alpecin-Fenix’s roster for the Italian Classic event. Van Der Poel had a long rehab period after a nasty back injury, he has made phenomenal progress since then. The training camp in Spain certainly helped him … Read more
Mathieu Van Der Poel will be making his return for the Coppi e Bartali which is slated for March 22-26. This is not all though, he will be having a lot under his belt as he will also be participating in the Dwars door Vlaanderen, Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix, Tour De France, and Giro d’Italia. … Read more
Tim Merlier from Team Alpecin-Fenix just won the second stage of Tirreno-Adriatico, which is also his first win of the season. The Belgian cyclist out-sprinted both Peter Sagan (TotalEnergies) and Olav Kooji (Jumbo-Visma) in the 219-kilometer stage. The way Merlier executed his charge to the front was just exquisite, nothing like we have seen before. … Read more
Things are finally looking better for Mathieu Van Der Poel as he is back on his bike, after a back injury he had to take things easy. Complete bed rest was advised for the Dutchman as he had swelling on an intervertebral disc, and after a long injury lay-off, he is finally getting back to … Read more