The spectator who threw a water bottle at Mathieu van der Poel during last weekend’s Paris-Roubaix has issued a public apology, calling his act a "stupid gesture."

The Lille public prosecutor’s office confirmed Monday that it has opened an investigation into "violence with a weapon" after a water bottle was thrown at Mathieu van der Poel during his Paris-Roubaix victory on Sunday.

Mathieu van der Poel won cycling's Paris-Roubaix for a third straight time on Sunday, edging Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar in the race nick-named 'The Hell of the North.'

By Sunday evening, Mathieu van der Poel could become the first back-to-back Paris-Roubaix winner since Tom Boonen. But don’t expect the reigning champion to go it alone. Jasper Philipsen, twice a runner-up here, is more than just a shadow. He’s a contender. And together, they’re ready to shake the race apart.

Tadej Pogacar won an epic see-saw showdown at the Tour of Flanders 2025 on Sunday, soloing home from 15 kilometers, with Mads Pedersen edging Mathieu Van der Poel to second at the line a minute later and Wout van Aert fourth.

Mathieu van der Poel is on the verge of history. The Dutchman lines up Sunday at the Tour of Flanders aiming to become the first rider in history to win the cobbled Monument four times—and he says he's ready.

Every year the Cipressa looms as a potential launchpad, and every year it fizzles into nothing. But with Tadej Pogačar on the start line—and hinting that anything is possible—could this be the year a bold move from far out actually works?

Cycling season officially is underway, and among the things for the athletes and fans to look forward to is the Flanders Classics, a series of one-day races held along the cobbled streets of Belgium, beginning in February.

Mathieu van der Poel said on Wednesday he will skip this year's world road race championships in favor of a tilt at the mountain bike world crown.

Mathieu van der Poel did it again. Seven-time world champion. Undefeated all season. On Sunday in Liévin, the Dutchman crushed the field, dropping his rivals in the first lap and never looking back.

After two full months of racing across 11 events and five countries, the UCI Cyclocross World Cup is coming to an end.

Mathieu van der Poel geared up for the world championships next month by winning the final two races of the cyclo-cross World Cup this weekend.

Cyclo-cross star Mathieu van der Poel has withdrawn from Wednesday's X20 Cyclocross Trophy in Baal due to a rib injury, just a month before he aims for his seventh world title. The Dutch rider's Alpecin-Deceuninck team reported that the 29-year-old has been experiencing "significant pain in his ribs" following a crash into a pole during the cyclo-cross event in Loenhout last Friday.

Here's how to watch the 2024 UCI Gravel World Championships on FloBikes, streaming only in US and Canada. The 2024 UCI Gravel World Championships brings the fight for the rainbow stripes to Flanders in north Belgium. This year's races will start in Halle and finish in Leuven adding up to a 135km ride for women elite and 182km for the men elite riders, kicking off at 8:15 a.m. ET on Saturday and Sunday.

Tadej Pogacar added the world road race title at the UCI Road World Championships 2024 to his Tour de France and Giro d'Italia victories Sunday to become the first man since 1987 to win cycling's triple crown in the same season.