Chain Links: Cycling News - January 4, 2021

Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates Yellow Leader Jersey / Warren Barguil of France and Team Arkea - Samsic / Tom Dumoulin of The Netherlands and Team Jumbo - Visma / during the 107th Tour de France 2020, Stage 21 a 122km stage from Mantes-La-Jolie to Paris Champs-Élysées / #TDF2020 / @LeTour / on September 20, 2020 in Paris, France. Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images

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It was a busy weekend in the cyclocross world and there are results to share on both the men’s and women’s sides.

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UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup: Mathieu van der Poel dominates in Hulst - Cyclingnews - Van Aert retains series lead with second as Pidcock takes third

UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup Hulst: Betsema takes solo win - Cyclingnews - Runner-up Brand seals series win as Alvarado finishes third

Mathieu van der Poel, Denise Betsema unbeatable at World Cup Hulst - VeloNews.com - Van der Poel unstoppable after going solo from second lap, Betsema betters Lucinda Brand and Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado.

Marianne Vos to start new chapter with Jumbo-Visma at World Cup Hulst on Sunday – VeloNews.com - Arrival of Jumbo-Visma into women’s peloton marks one of a number of shakeups in women’s racing for 2021.

Blanka Vas and Mathieu van der Poel win Cyclocross Gullegem - VeloNews.com - Van der Poel and Vas both dominate in races that saw reduced start sheets ahead of Sunday’s World Cup round in Hulst.

Cycling video: Dominant Mathieu Van der Poel storms to victory at Cyclocross Gullegem 2021 - Cyclo-Cross video - Eurosport - Watch the finish as the dominant Mathieu Van der Poel storms to victory at Cyclocross Gullegem. Van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) scored his seventh win in 10 starts this season, and fourth consecutive win in a week, powering to victory in very impressive fashion with Britain’s Tom Pidcock in second place.

HORS CATÉGORIE

Football super-agent Mendes moves into cycling with Almeida and Guerreiro deal - Cyclingnews - Portuguese athletes a focus for Polaris Sports partnership with cycling sports marketing company Corso

New challenges and new jerseys for Chris Froome, Miguel Ángel López - VeloNews.com - Chris Froome and Miguel Ángel López begin new chapters in their respective careers in 2021.

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Chain Links: Cycling News - January 1, 2021 - Podium Cafe - Dutch Mathieu Van Der Poel celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the men's race of the Bredene cyclocross cycling event in Bredene, race 6 out of 8 in the 'Ethias Cross' trophy,...