Mathieu van der Poel is road racing's shiny new toy. Since he's taken his winning exploits off the dirt and onto the tarmac, Cyclocross Radio recruited the help of fellow Wide Angle Podium host Tim Hayes to divvy up some blame pie over what exactly happened in the Amstel Gold race.

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