In recent weeks, the return of Mathieu Van der Poel in cyclo-cross is debated. Christoph Roodhooft one of his sports directors in the team Alpecin-Deceuninck gave us some answers. In an interview for Sporzahe announced that his rider's winter program would be published next week. Mathieu Van Der Poel is currently on an internship in Spain in order to prepare for his cyclo-cross season as well as the first road events since he will surely aim, as every year, for the Flandrian classics as well as Milan-San Remothe first of the five great classics where he has shone in recent years.
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Towards a return on December 21?
According to several Dutch media, the resumption of the reigning cyclo-cross world champion will take place on the weekend of December 21 and 22 during the World Cup rounds in Hulst and Zonhoven, a little more than a month before the big meeting of the cyclo-cross season, the Worlds, which are taking place this year in France in Liévin. Van Der Poel will hope on this occasion to make history by equaling the record for the number of cyclo-cross world championship titles, still held by Eric De Vlaeminck with 7 titles (Van Der Poel in a 6).
