Expectations were immense, but Mathieu van der Poel failed to respond this Sunday during the VTT World Championships in Crans-Montana. Party very strong, the Dutch man then collapsed over the towers to finish at a 29th place anecdotal, far from his ambitions. “It was just not my day”he said to Dutch television NOS.
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“For some time, I feel less fit”
The start of the race had everything of an ideal scenario. “The start was a dream, but I had a bad day. There are no excuses”the recon Van der Poel. “For some time, I feel less fit. In training already, I feel that I am less able to take the loads.” Despite his difficulties, the Dutchman wanted to finish the test: “It was mentally long, but mountain biking remains the discipline where it is still nice to ride. I tried to enjoy it a minimum.”
Following this World missed, Van der Poel announced immediately ending its season on road and on Gravel. He thus renounces European Championship on the road in the Ardèche and at World from Gravel to the Netherlands. “I'm going to rest. I had already made this decision after the Renewi Tour”he explained. Despite this underperformance, MVDP Do not intend to store your mountain bike. The quest for the world title in the discipline remains a goal: “I still have a few years ahead of me and I will continue to try. I hope to be at the start next year in Val Di Sole.”
