🎥 Dutch super cyclist Van der Poel beats a rally car in a spectacular duel in Spain!
CyclingSaturday, 26 October 2024 at 17:31
Mathieu van der Poel won a spectacular duel with a rally car on Saturday at the cycling criterium in La Nucia, Spain. Video footage, shared in a tweet by former rider Erik Dekker, shows Van der Poel defeating none other than multiple world rally champion Sébastien Loeb.
The first part of the criterium was a Points Race, where Vuelta sensation Pablo Castrillo took the win. The Spaniard narrowly edged out Van der Poel in an exciting photo finish. Castrillo, who won two stages in this season's Vuelta, secured a transfer to Movistar. In the second event, the Elimination Race, Van der Poel emerged victorious, with Castrillo quickly eliminated. Thus, the overall criterium title went to the Alpecin-Deceuninck rider.
The grand finale was a spectacle pitting several riders against a rally car. Van der Poel impressively triumphed in this contest. He wasn’t the only one, as Spanish cycling hero Alejandro Valverde also managed to beat the race car. While Van der Poel faced off against Loeb, Valverde’s opponent was six-time Spanish rally champion Miguel Foster. El Imbatido, or "The Unbeatable," showed that at 44 years old, he’s still got plenty of strength left.
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- Such negative comments that are truly inappropriate and actually ridiculous. He sounds like an old man, bitter that he can't race anymore. Why can't he just be gracious? Or just shut up. Instead of howling for attention, in such a rude manner. Must be Dementia creeping in. We are all living in the Now. Records are there, and some are being broken, some are unapproachable. If he doesn't like it, and it makes him sick, maybe he ought start watching some other sport. Don't want the old mans health to be upset.
reemmo031-03-2025 - Roger De Vlaeminck inspires me to create a new beer: "Bitter Old Twat Belgian".JackInhof31-03-2025
- Shoot, I'll ride it for 1/10 of what his pay for that day is😅Veganpotter30-03-2025
- What is this? The Lance Armstrong daily cheaters channel? I could care less about Johan and Lance the seven times cheater. Greg Lemond was right all along, Why don't you write about that instead of these two knuckleheads.velodrone28-03-2025
- Are we all doomed to hear from Lance Armstrong and Johan bruneel until the end of time? It's not enough the stain they left on cycling? Do we have to see that shadow forever?bigyakman26-03-2025
- I am not sure if it is the hardest to win. In Flanders and Roubaix well before the finish the Peleton will be decimated and the race will normally be won by the best rider of the day or maybe 2nd or 3rd in case of a mechanical or unlucky break especially in case of Roubaix. In San Remo just before the finish there will still be several riders in contention and they are hard to ditch. For the best riders it is a race hard to win since it is not so selective. But if you are not a top 5 rider but still a top 10 rider this race is your best change to win. You will see more Milan San remo Winners with only 1 monument win than any other monumentsJoostmehrtens19-03-2025
- "fap fap fap oh Lance oh oh OHHHHHHH" again. Does he pay you to dredge up people with nice things to say about him? He was an giant a$$hole to people. It is a fact. Whatever his contrition about the doping, he is unapologetic about being a giant a$$hole to people. (Why yes, I do only login to complain. *I* am however only a giant a$$hole to people who laud giant a$$holes.)ericjensenridesbikes25-02-2025
- Remco is still very young. And injuries can absolutely keep you from overdoing it and getting worse. The recent Remco accident didn't keep him from being able to ride a recumbent inside. Wout's knee is a different story thoughVeganpotter23-01-2025
- Van der Poel style is winning by a half a lap and leading the race from the end of the second lap.
Barnes127420-01-2025 - If she thinks talent alone will put her there she will not see many podium finishes much less a GC finish.....work as a team utilizing tactics to consistently be at the top.Germanrazor10-01-2025