🎥 Alongside Van der Poel, Philipsen and Del Grosso also look in form — teammate has scary moment with motor
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Follow us on GoogleAlpecin-Premier Tech enjoyed another big day on Thursday at Tirreno-Adriatico. Mathieu van der Poel took his second stage win in four days, while Tibor Del Grosso (from the early breakaway) and Jasper Philipsen also made a strong impression. Michael Gogl, meanwhile, experienced a worrying moment after an incident with a race motorbike.
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Van der Poel settled it almost single-handedly in the finale, after being perfectly positioned by his teammates on the key climb. The Dutchman then powered to victory with an impressive acceleration in the sprint, ahead of new race leader Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) and Tobias Halland Johannessen (Uno-X).
In the third group — just 26 seconds behind the front — Jasper Philipsen crossed the line as well. The Belgian sprinter, who already showed strong form in Opening Weekend, appears to have found his legs in time for Milan–San Remo. Philipsen won the sprint for 25th place, beating Wednesday’s stage winner Tobias Lund Andresen (Decathlon CMA CGM).
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Del Grosso also strong, scary moment for Gogl
Tibor Del Grosso (58th) finished in that same group of around thirty riders. That made him the second rider in the results to come from the early breakaway, behind the strong Norwegian Jonas Abrahamsen, who took 22nd.
“It was a shame there was so much poker at the front, because I had good legs,” Abrahamsen said afterwards to CyclingProNet. “My legs felt really good, but because of that cat-and-mouse we didn’t make it over the final climb.”
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For Alpecin-Premier Tech, there was also a nasty moment for Austrian rider Michael Gogl. After finishing his work towards the end of the stage, he crashed following a small incident with a motorbike.
Gogl stayed seated on the asphalt for a while in pain, but ultimately did finish the stage. “This is not exactly how I expected my day to go…,” he wrote on social media. The team later communicated that it was limited to bruises and abrasions, and that Gogl would likely start on Friday.
Video: Gogl makes contact with motorbike
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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Latest Comments
- Fair enough if he skips cross this winter. With a newborn on the way, there’s no need to rush back into racing.davidm15-11-2026
- Is “Ovett” Mathieu’s friend who joined him on the training rides? The article mentions him a few times, but I’m not familiar with the name.sprocketspiny15-11-2026
- Eight world titles and now a new chapter off the bike. Hope everything goes smoothly for them!raceready715-11-2026
- Huge news for the world champion. With the baby due in January, I can see why Mathieu’s cyclocross plans are still up in the air—family comes first.jennifer1915-11-2026
- Congratulations to Mathieu and Roxanne! A Costa Blanca proposal after all those training miles sounds pretty special.michael5415-11-2026
- - I’m still learning how cyclocross works: when he says he messed up the start at the Europeans, can a bad start really make that much difference?patriciaw14-11-2026
- - Love that he’s honest about the pressure. Hopefully he can carry this form through the winter.lindae14-11-2026
- - Beating different competition is the key now. Nys is already in the mix, and Van der Poel could make the next step a much tougher one.jennifer1914-11-2026
- - About time—Mason’s been knocking on the door for years. That Niel win could really open things up for him.cadencekingm14-11-2026
- I’m still learning how cyclocross works—does leading the Superprestige mean Mason is top of that race series, rather than the World Cup? Either way, winning in Belgium sounds like a massive result.cadencekingm13-11-2026
