Cyclo-cross Who is the best crosser of all time? A discussion that six years back seriously oplaaide, but Roland Liboton is now at Wielerflits all doubts. “Put Mathieu van der Poel but on one. He is alien.”
When Sven Nys in 2013 for the second time and became world champion, called Michel Wuyts him the “greatest cyclist of all times”. And that shot with Roger De Vlaeminck, Roland Liboton in the wrong throat. Erik De Vlaeminck was, according to the duo with his seven world titles as the undisputed number one in cyclo-cross. “Nys is not even the best of his generation,” was Roger.
Six years later, this discussion is obsolete. At least, that tells Liboton to Wielerflits. “I want to Nys, De Vlaeminck or myself not to do injustice to. We were also rock-solid crossers. But what Mathieu does, is alien.”
“Yes, Erik also jumped over bars. But that was in the early days. Those things were 18 inches high. Mathieu jumps over beams of 40 centimetres”, he continued Liboton. “No, what concerns me may you him now for the best cyclocross rider of all time.”
Van der Poel won this year, his second world title, that there are still five less than Erik De Vlaeminck. “In absolute figures is Van der Poel, of course, not yet”, said Liboton. “That could not be, because he is from the previous month, still only just 24. But as Mathieu now dominates…”
Poll Who do you think is the best cyclist of all time? Mathieu van der Poel, Sven Nys, Erik De Vlaeminck, Roland Liboton Someone else View results Vote Mathieu van der Poel 61% Sven Nys 26% Erik De Vlaeminck 6% Roland Liboton 4% Someone else 3% 4.666 voices Voice also
