Mathieu van der Poel beat his rival Wout Van Aert in a photo-finish sprint to win the Tour of Flanders on Sunday, as world champion Julian Alaphilippe crashed out of the race. Van der Poel launched the two-man sprint and managed to just hold off Van Aert after 241 kilometres. Alexander Kristoff took third place. “I […]The post Van der Poel outsprints Van Aert to claim maiden Monument at Tour of Flanders appeared first on Cycling Today.

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