After returning from his race Zurich World Championships Sunday, which he finished in 3rd place, Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) spoke about his end-of-season program. With a journey of Tour of Lombardy less complicated this year, due to impassable roads, rumors of a possible arrival of the Batavian in Lombardy began to spread. However, on Sunday, van der Poel was clear, the Tour of Lombardy was never on the program. The Dutchman will focus on Gravel World Championships.
Video – Van der Poel’s reaction after his 3rd place
“I don’t know where this information comes from”
“I don’t know where this information comes from that I will participate in the Tour of Lombardy but that was never on the agenda.” declared Mathieu van der Poel after the World Cup road race. However, he also made it clear that this is not the end of his season. “It’s not the end of my season yet, I still have the Gravel Worlds” said “MVDP”. The third edition of the Gravel World Championships will take place in Flanders in Halle and Louvain from October 5 to 6.
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