Last Wednesday (08), through social networks and official websites, Mathieu van der Poel was honored and recognized by Het Nieuwsblad magazine with the Flandrien Internacional 2023 award due to his excellent season and his achievements throughout his career. cycling trajectory.
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The athlete was unable to be present at the event and the trophy was given to his father, Adrie van der Poel. In a video message, the cyclist declared that he was very excited to receive the recognition and to have received recognition from an important vehicle.
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“It was an unforgettable season for me with the victories in Milan-San Remo, Paris-Roubaix, the beautiful world road title in Glasgow and also the cyclocross title in Hoogerheide, which started the year. It is a great honor to win the Flandrien Internacional and perhaps an even greater honor that there are three great former Dutch riders in Ostend to present it”, said the cyclist in a thank you video.
After presenting the award, Adrie van der Poel explained that even though 2023 had been a challenging season, next year’s competitions would be more difficult as Mathieu van der Poel aims to win matches that have not yet been won in the category.
Tadej Pogocar, one of the athlete’s great friends, showed affection for the evolution of his career: “I really wanted to congratulate my friend Mathieu van der Poel on this beautiful award. It was a very close battle between me and him, but he won two monuments, world championships and many other things. So, he really deserves it and I want to congratulate him.”