The little genius of cycling Mathieu van der Poel reigns over cyclo-cross, set the Tour de France on fire, and arrived as a big favorite of mountain biking at the Olympic Games, another of his specialties.
To better prepare, the Dutchman even left the Grande Boucle after a week.
🚵💥 Mathieu van der Poel fell early in the race during the Cross-Country MTB event.
The Dutch started again in the last positions.
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But now, Raymond Poulidor's grandson crashed badly on the first lap, during a jump on rocks that he approached particularly badly, throwing his head forward.
Conclusion: a retirement before the end of the race, the back in compote, having only to applaud the triumph of the little British wonder, Tom Pidcock.
Ik was niet op de hoogte, die plank lag er tijdens de verkenning wel.
Enkel meegekregen dat hij op het testevent was weggehaald pic.twitter.com/0kf3PFg7OU
- Mathieu Van der Poel (@mathieuvdpoel) July 26, 2021
As for Van der Poel, he explained on Twitter the cause of his sun: a poorly recognized course.
During his reconnaissance lap, a wooden bridge had been installed, which was dismantled for the race.
Everyone seemed to know about it except the Dutchman.
Balot.
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