Will Mathieu van der Poel's Quarantine Hurt His Classics Chances & Tour du Var/UAE Tour Notebook

MvdP's Classics preparation runs aground & notes from the weekend races

Feb 22, 2021

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UAE Tour Stage 1 Notes:

Since I expected a weekend of dull, inconsequential early-season racing this weekend, I didn’t budget much time for viewing/keeping up with pro cycling. But when I fired up the first stage of the UAE Tour on Sunday morning, I was treated to the following:

As you can see above, crosswinds spewed echelons all over the open desert roa…

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