Road sensation Mathieu van der Poel to target mountain bike World Championships in 2025, but past experience shows it won't be an easy ride

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Road sensation Mathieu van der Poel to target mountain bike World Championships in 2025, but past experience shows it won't be an easy ride

Mathieu van der Poel, seven-time World Cyclocross Champion and 2023 World Road Cycling Champion, is targeting the Mountain Bike World Championships in 2025. The 30 year-old Dutchman revealed the plan at a media day for his Alpecin-Deceuninck team this week. Speaking to Belgian site Sporza, he said “it is an ideal moment to focus on mountain biking again and to make the world title a big goal after the Tour de France. The plan is to do a few Worl…