No matter how much you want to remain unnoticed, the attentive gaze of cyclists quickly captures the aura of the rainbow that has been visible in recent days Spain together with Remco Evenepoel, as part of their first pre-season road training. And the sensations must have been so good at first contact Mathieu van der Poel (28 years old) “It’s like I can’t take it.”
The world champion was supposed to be the last of the “Three Tenors” to make his debut in the current cyclocross season, scheduled for December 22nd Mol’s exact cross. However, after seeing the stunning beginning of Wout van Aert The Dutchman made his decision last Saturday Plan your calendar to take part in the Herentals X2O on the 16th.
“I trained well in Spain and I feel ready to start at Herentals. “An extra hour of competition before the busy Christmas period can only be positive” declared Van der Poel himself on the Alpecin team’s social networks, giving us an additional chapter full of spectacle between him, Tom Pidcock and Van Aert during this Christmas. The three will take part in the Belgian test next weekend, the first of five events where they will meet in the mud this winter. Great news.
Confirmed races with Van der Poel, Pidcock and Van Aert
—X2O Herentals (December 16)
—World Cup: Antwerp (December 23)
—World Cup: Gavere (December 26)
—World Championship: Hulst (December 30)
—X2O Koksijde (January 4)
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