Mathieu van der Poel, who won the E3 Saxo Classic, voiced his frustration at teams employing unsportsmanlike tactics following a crash that caused major disruptions. Van der Poel's Alpecin-Deceuninck team had to take on significant responsibility to catch up to a leading group that had benefitted from the incident. He expressed disappointment over certain teams pushing hard immediately after the crash and highlighted a broader issue of solidarity in the sport. Despite the challenge, he credits his team's efforts as motivators for his eventual victory.
It's no fair play to go full gas after a crash where more than half of the bunch is blocked. We would never do that as a team.
I think we solved it quite well... the team sacrificed themselves, and it definitely motivated me to finish the job.
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