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Tokyo Olympics: the spectacular fall at the origin of the abandonment of Mathieu Van der Poel in mountain biking

2021-07-26T07:12:13.717Z


The 26-year-old Dutchman lost any chance for a medal after missing a jump early in the race. We do not see how Van der Poel could now run for a medal and even less Olympic gold. Only eight days after the end of the Tour de France, of which he wore the yellow jersey before giving up to prepare for this Olympic meeting, the cycling star fell from the start of the mountain bike race. The grandson of the legend Raymond Poulidor made a sun ten minutes after the start at the level of a big jum


We do not see how Van der Poel could now run for a medal and even less Olympic gold.

Only eight days after the end of the Tour de France, of which he wore the yellow jersey before giving up to prepare for this Olympic meeting, the cycling star fell from the start of the mountain bike race.

The grandson of the legend Raymond Poulidor made a sun ten minutes after the start at the level of a big jump over a stone.

He had the greatest difficulty getting up and was enthroned one minute and twenty seconds from the lead halfway.

😼 The spectacular fall of Mathieu van der Poel!

The Dutchman negotiates a jump badly and ends up in the background!



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Bronze at the 2018 cross-country Worlds, and European champion in 2019, Van der Poel had made this event the priority of his season.

To read also "I will be back next year, to Paris": Mathieu van der Poel leaves the Tour de France to prepare for the Olympics

“It was in my interest to give up the Tour and concentrate on the Games,” he had justified himself in early July.

"For me, it was impossible to do the entire Tour and get to Tokyo at the top of my game."

Source: leparis

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