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What should Mathieu van der Poel do in the coming years? The combination of mountain biking, cyclo-cross and road cycling is tough and ensures a busy schedule for the Dutchman. This year, the 27-year-old Alpecin-Fenix rider announced that he would not go mountain biking, but what does he do after that?
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Thomas CamiBron: cycling flash
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Also father Adrie van der Poel, who did an interview with Hero Magazine, sees that the combination is sometimes heavy. “Combining those three disciplines has resulted in a busy schedule in recent years, although not in terms of competition days, but in terms of preparation. It is difficult to suddenly switch disciplines in a shorter preparation period, because that involves a lot of adjustments.”
“When you are mountain biking, for example, you are in a completely different position”, father Van der Poel continues. “In addition, in mountain biking you often have to fight for your starting position, so you have to start at the back if you don’t ride many races. Then you actually have no chance from the start. I think last summer’s Olympics are still running through his mind, although I don’t hear about it now. He will therefore not yet think about an approach for the Olympic Games in Paris, although I certainly do not rule out the possibility that he will go for it again.”
“Perhaps it would be wise to give up mountain biking in 2022 and 2023, and then focus solely on mountain biking in the year of the Olympics and leave road cycling for what it is”, father Adrie tells his son Mathieu. some advice.
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