Ze haatte fietsen, mijdt de media en blijft zelfs voor driekwart van de wielerkaravaan een enigma. Toch staat Roxanne Bertels — net 33 — ook zondag weer aan de streep van de Ronde op ‘haar’ Mathieu van der Poel (31) te wachten. Portret van de meest mysterieuze Vlaamse rennersvrouw, die zich met Excel letterlijk wegcijfert voor haar Nederlandse topper. “Zijn carrière is mijn prioriteit geworden. Dat was honderd procent mijn keuze.”
“I want everything to be fine at home, so that he has zero worries.” Who is Roxanne Bertels (33), the mysterious Flemish woman behind Van der Poel?
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Thu 05:07 - HLN (BE)
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Thu 08:32 - HLN (BE)
LOOK. There he is! Remco Evenepoel and teammates explore the Tour's route
Fri 07:44 - HLN (BE)
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Fri 10:08 - HLN (BE)
“We want to become the team with the largest fan base”: our reporter spent a day in the life of Bas Tietema
Fri 10:35 - HLN (BE)
“Let's see that we don't lose form, right”: relaxed Wout van Aert fools around during reconnaissance, Tadej Pogacar also tests his legs
Fri 12:32 - La Libre (BE)
Tour of Flanders: follow the press conferences of Remco Evenepoel, Wout van Aert and Tadej Pogacar live from 2:30 p.m.
Fri 13:25 - HLN (BE)
New 'Housewife' Camelia experiences baptism of fire during first lunch: Natassia and Annelies immediately come to blows
Fri 13:57 - HLN (BE)
“Van der Poel and Pogacar are the big favourites”: Wout van Aert and Remco Evenepoel agree and shrug off pressure
Fri 16:54 - HLN (BE)
Today's Question: who will win the Tour of Flanders?
Sat 05:07 - HLN (BE)
EXCLUSIVE. Wout van Aert about the Tour of Flanders, his life and growing older: “I love involving our family in my career”
Sat 05:09 - HLN (BE)
We Ride Flanders starts in Oudenaarde: first cycling tourists started their Tour of Flanders
Sat 06:18 - HLN (BE)
Remco Evenepoel, Wout van Aert, Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar are at the start, but which of the four do you think will win the Tour of Flanders?
Sat 09:00 - HLN (BE)
EXCLUSIVE. Mother of Tadej Pogačar about her world-famous son, top favorite for the Tour: “Hearing that he is friendly and has good manners makes me proud”
Sat 10:30 - La Libre (BE)
Wout van Aert is confident ahead of the Ronde: “I’m ready to race the way I like”
Sat 10:34 - La Libre (BE)
Van der Poel aims for historic record of four Tour of Flanders victories
Sat 13:00 - HLN (BE)
Everything you need to know about the Tour of Flanders: battle between the 'big four', the route and where and when the race passes
Sat 14:01 - La Libre (BE)
Tadej Pogacar: “We will have to be very attentive at all times”