In 2020, Mathieu van der Poel (25) hoped to win the title of world mountain bike champion in June, then the Olympic gold of the specialty in August. But the two competitions were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the Dutchman, who had planned to devote himself entirely to the road from next year, decided to revise his plans.
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“I will continue mountain biking until the Paris Games, which leaves me three more years to try to become world champion of the discipline”, he said in an interview with Wielerflits.
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Whoever is able to win on all terrains hopes above all to continue to reconcile the road, mountain biking and cyclo-cross ” the longest time possible “.
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