Mathieu van der Poel wins Vuelta a España

Mathieu van der Poel’s debut at the Tour of Spain will have to wait at least another year. Dutch world champion Alpecin Desonnink, 29, has hinted at competing several times this season, including during the final weekend of the Tour de France. However, he has opted for a different programme, sources suggest. Cycling He knows.

A fool He is choosing a different path towards his final goal this year, defending his world title in Zurich, Switzerland, at the end of September. Before the start of the 20th stage of the recent Tour de France, he announced that participating in the European Road Championships in Belgium – two weeks before the World Cup – was still a question mark. “The Vuelta a España was also still a possibility. It still is. But we kept it open until after the Olympics,” the Dutchman said at the time. In his quest for gold, Van der Poel ended up finishing 12th in Paris.

He has now also made a decision about continuing his season. It will not be via the Spanish Tour, a race he would like to do again to complete the treble of stage wins and leader’s jerseys. It will be for another year. Sources confirm this to us. A fool He chooses a program that “includes competitions that suit him best.” It is not yet known what the rates of these concerns are. However, he is currently enjoying a small break in his year. The last one was after the spring.