šø From Omloop podium to Oesterdam: Mathieu van der Poel and Tim van Dijke are already back on the road together
CyclingTuesday, 03 March 2026 at 17:52
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Follow us on GoogleThree days ago they shared the podium at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, but Mathieu van der Poel and Tim van Dijke clearly havenāt had enough of each other yet. Quite the opposite: on Tuesday, the two Dutchmen were already training together again ā just as they so often did during the winter in Spain.
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The riders from AlpecināPremier Tech and Red BullāBORAāhansgrohe headed out for a loop around the Oesterdam, as Van Dijke shared on social media. In the photo, Van der Poel can be seen under a crisp Dutch sky.
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Mathieu van der Poel on the Oester dam
Van Dijke proud of Omloop podium with Van der Poel
On Saturday, the rider from Zeeland was the only one who managed to bridge back to Van der Poel and his breakaway companion Florian Vermeersch (UAE), before the trio went on to claim the podium places. For Van Dijke, it was the best Classics result of his career so far. āIt feels like a win. Youāre second, but Mathieu is obviously in a class of his own. I didnāt think I could do this,ā he said afterwards.
At the time, Van Dijke also spoke about his bond with Van der Poel: āWeāre often in Spain and train every day with a group, which Iāve been part of a lot this year. Itās really nice: you spend so many hours training together that you naturally end up spending time together off the bike too. Going out for dinner and that kind of thing.ā
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Tirreno-Adriatico next for Van Dijke and Van der Poel
Van der Poel, in turn, was quick to acknowledge his younger compatriotās place on the Omloop podium. āI train with Tim a lot, so I know him well. Heās on the podium too, and people sometimes forget that. Heās being rewarded for his performance with a podium in Omloop, and thatās really worth something.ā
Both Van Dijke and Van der Poel are on the start list for Tirreno-Adriatico, which begins on Monday with an individual time trial in Lido di Camaiore. Normally, we wonāt see former winner Van der Poel at Strade Bianche on Sunday.
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Tom van der Salm (27) comes from the charming town of Zeilberg (Deurne) in the Netherlands and has been working as editor-in-chief & journalist at IDL Pro Cycling's parent site, In de Leiderstrui, since 2019. He travels with the peloton from the Tour de France to the AlUla Tour and from the World Championships in Rwanda or Canada to the Zilvermeercross in Mol. In his spare time he enjoys playing football, mountain biking, running, walking with his Labrador/Stabyhoun, investing, holidays, (specialty) beers, reading, cooking and watching sports & documentaries!
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