Mathieu Van der Poel won his 3rd Tour of Flanders today. This was no surprise to anyone, since Pog wasn’t there this year and Wout is injured. Still, even if the result was nearly a foregone conclusion, I never get tired of watching this kid win (unlike Pogacar, for example). I’m not sure what it is, but he seems to ride with a seriousness that befits a champion, he never appears to leave anything on the road…and he didn’t celebrate till he was safely inside the last kilometer. Class.