Mathieu van der Poel and Juan Ayuso were the major winners of stage four in the Tour of Luxembourg. The Spaniard riding for UAE Team Emirates lived up to his favorite status in an individual time trial,

Mathieu van der Poel is doubting his chances of defending the UCI Road World Championships men’s road race title in Zurich.

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Mathieu van der Poel made repeated attempts to bend the European Championships road race to his will on Sunday, but the Dutchman’s aggression was eventually snuffed out with 25km to go and the race ended in a bunch sprint.

Mathieu van der Poel, along with Mads Pedersen, was a major force at the European Cycling Championship in Belgian Limburg. However, the Dutchman’s aggressive approach did not pay off in Hasselt. His final attempt fell short with twenty kilometers to go,