Mathieu van der Poel is aiming for a new bizarre chapter: ‘How on earth do you manage it?’ | Cycling

Father Adrie about the chances of the Dutch leader at the World Championship cycling

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AMSTERDAM – Under ‘normal’ circumstances, Mathieu van der Poel would be at the top of every favorites list together with arch-rival Wout van Aert. To win the world title in the country where MvdP is a resident, after his shaky start would be another bizarre chapter in his ‘cycling book’ that is already full of absurd achievements. “I don’t know what Mathieu is capable of on Sunday,” shrugs father Adrie. “In any case, it will be fighting with unequal weapons…”