Mathieu van der Poel handed rare defeat by Coquard at Arctic Race of Norway

He is human, after all. On the second stage of the Arctic Race of Norway, Mathieu van der Poel did not win, which feels like something of a rarity given his extraordinary hit rate this year

Patrick Fletcher

Patrick is a freelance sports writer and editor. He’s an NCTJ-accredited journalist with a bachelor’s degree in modern languages (French and Spanish). Patrick worked full-time at Cyclingnews for eight years between 2015 and 2023, latterly as Deputy Editor.