Mathieu van der Poel hamstrung by broken handlebars in Le Samyn finale

While his Alpecin-Fenix teammate Tim Merlier may have won the race, Mathieu van der Poel was unable to contest the finish of Tuesday's Le Samyn after suffering a broken handlebar in the final kilometres of the race.

Dani Ostanek
Senior News Writer

Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, having joined in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, she had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur. She writes and edits at Cyclingnews as well as running newsletter, social media, and how to watch campaigns.