Dutch biking star Mathieu van der Poel set a brand new document as he received his eighth world cyclo-cross title at Hulst within the Netherlands.
The 31-year-old beat compatriot Tibor del Grosso by 35 seconds to maneuver previous the seven titles received by Belgian Eric de Vlaeminck within the Nineteen Sixties and 70s.
It was a fourth-consecutive win for Van der Poel, who additionally triumphed in 2015, 2019, 2020 and 2021 and he has already secured this season’s World Cup title after ending first in all eight races he entered.
“After I began, my absolute dream was to someday win the world championships on the elite stage. And right here I’m with eight titles. It is merely extraordinary,” he stated.
Over his profession he has additionally received world titles in gravel bicycle racing and street racing and has two Tour de France stage wins – each of which earned him the race’s yellow jersey.
In March he’ll attempt to win a 3rd Milan-San Remo earlier than in April going after a record-breaking fourth Tour of Flanders success and a record-equalling fourth crown at Paris-Roubaix.
In Saturday’s ladies’s race, Lucinda Model led dwelling a one-two-three for the Netherlands.
Model, who additionally triumphed in 2021, recovered from a late fall to complete strongly and beat her compatriots Ceylin Alvarado and Puck Pieterse.
