Mathieu van der Poel takes first win in rainbow jersey at Super 8 Classic

Mathieu van der Poel wins Super 8 Classic
Mathieu van der Poel wins (Alpecin-Deceuninck) Super 8 Classic (Image credit: Getty Images)

Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) claimed his first victory as World Champion in the rainbow jersey at the Super 8 Classic, ahead of Anthony Turgis (TotalEnergies) in second and Florian Vermeersch (Lotto Dstny) in third. 

It wasn’t the most powerful performance of the Dutchman’s career, but in typical Van der Poel style, he was still able to muster enough strength to overpower his fellow escapees in the reduced-group sprint.

James Moultrie
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James Moultrie is a gold-standard NCTJ journalist who joined Cyclingnews as a News Writer in 2023 after originally contributing as a freelancer for eight months, during which time he also wrote for Eurosport, Rouleur and Cycling Weekly. Prior to joining the team he reported on races such as Paris-Roubaix and the Giro d’Italia Donne for Eurosport and has interviewed some of the sport’s top riders in Chloé Dygert, Lizzie Deignan and Wout van Aert. Outside of cycling, he spends the majority of his time watching other sports – rugby, football, cricket, and American Football to name a few.

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