Can Van der Poel win the World Championships? – Podcast

Mathieu van der Poel (Image credit: Getty Images)

Not for the first time in this year’s Tour of Britain, Mathieu van der Poel (Corendon-Circus) showed a clean pair of wheels to his rivals for a convincing stage win that extended his lead.

And not for the first time, the Cyclingnews team of Philippa York and Daniel Benson were left debating whether the young Dutchman can take the rainbow jersey later this month in Yorkshire at the UCI Road World Championships.

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