“The day after a classic, I was dead. He’s playing golf!” Adrie van der Poel on Mathieu’s chances of making Tour of Flanders history, Tadej Pogačar, and remembering his own Ronde win 40 years on

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In 1986, Adrie van der Poel beat Sean Kelly to win the Tour of Flanders. This Sunday, his son can make history by becoming the Flemish monument’s most successful ever rider. The 66-year-old chats to the road.cc Podcast about the past, the present, and why records don’t matter