Father Adrie van der Poel after the plank gate in Tokyo: “I…

When Mathieu van der Poel won the Strade Bianche, father Adrie was pruning the garden. When Mathieu crashed in the mountain bike stage in Tokyo, Adrie was in the car on his way to a sponsor event. “It’s very sad for him and the people who have been working on this for so long, but let’s look at it positively and that is that he will be able to cycle again soon.”

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Adrie, how did you experience Mathieu’s fall?

“In the car. I had a meeting with thirty people from Fenix, the co-main sponsor of the team, in Otterlo. The beginning and therefore also the fall I have on my …

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