Stuyven accuses Belgian teammates of riding in support of Mathieu van der Poel at Gravel Worlds

Jasper Stuyven leads the chase of Mathieu van der Poel
Jasper Stuyven leads the chase of Mathieu van der Poel (Image credit: Getty Images)

Jasper Stuyven has accused several of his Belgian teammates of riding to support Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel at Sunday's Gravel World Championships in Leuven.

Van der Poel won the race by 1:03 ahead of Belgian Florian Vermeersch while another Belgian – his Alpecin-Deceuninck teammate Quinten Hermans – took third at 3:47 down.

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