The Limits of Mathieu Van Der Poel's Multidisciplinary Challenge

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In a cycling obsessed with performance hysteria, Mathieu van der Poel is a happy anomaly... on the way to extinction. His multidisciplinary desire and his ability to ride on all kinds of bicycles and always in an excellent way has led him to a challenge that begins to choke. Dutchman wants to add the title of world champion of mountain bike, simply because he already won in his day the road, cyclocross and gravel. This Sunday, all eyes focus on …

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Wow, what a nice Sunday surprise! You can (once again) join the conversation about mountain biking. Back in the day, you'd sometimes blast through the woods on Kenosha until your fork gave out and your friends would sneer at you, while one couldn't get any further than an ugly 500-guilder BeOne, while another had his beautiful Giant stolen on a French mountain. Anyway, it's all about Mathieu van der Poel, the man who's vying with Max Verstappen …

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Mathieu Van der Poel has the opportunity on Sunday in Crans-Montana (Switzerland) to win the title of world cross-country champion he still misses. But the challenge is great for the Dutchman, who is now lagging behind in the discipline.