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A 29th place finish at the Mountain Bike World Championships. That's not the result Mathieu van der Poel was hoping for. To our colleagues at NOS, the Dutchman was honest and level-headed: "I need to rest. The bike's going to be put aside for a bit."
Mathieu van der Poel finished a dismal 29th at the Mountain Bike World Championships in Switzerland on Sunday. Reigning South African world champion Alan Hatherly rode unchallenged in the lead for almost the entire race, while Van der Poel gradually fell back.
Earlier this week, Vander Poel was still hopeful that he would manage to add that missing world title to his impressive list of titles. "I have good legs and I've improved my mountain bike…