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NAMUR, BELGIUM - DECEMBER 14: Mathieu Van Der Poel of Netherlands and Team Alpecin-Deceuninck celebrates at finish line as race winner during the 16th UCI Cyclo-Cross World Cup Namur 2025 - Men's Elite on December 14, 2025 in Namur, Belgium. (Photo by Billy Ceusters/Getty Images)

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