Mathieu van der Poel to stay with Corendon-Circus until 2020

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Mathieu van der Poel (Corendon-Circus) as Dutch road race champion(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Despite heavy interest from WorldTour teams, Mathieu van der Poel has chosen to extend his tenure with the Belgian Corendon-Circus Continental squad, according to Het Nieuwsblad.

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The 23-year-old could still yet go up against his cyclo-cross rival Wout van Aert in the Spring Classics, with Corenden-Circus reportedly set to apply for a Professional Continental licence for 2019. The team currently has just three elite riders, including Van der Poel. They would have to boost that to a minimum of 16 riders if they are to be considered for a Professional Continental licence, with confirmation of whether or not they are successful coming in October. According to Het Nieuwsblad, more information on their bid is to come later this week.

Van der Poel has been with the Corendon-Circus team, run by the brothers Christoph and Philip Roodhooft, since 2014. Predominantly competing in cyclo-cross, Van der Poel took the 2015 world title in the discipline and won the European title last year. He dominated the World Cup but struggled in the World Championships and had to settle for third behind Belgian rivals Wout van Aert and Michael Vanthourenhout.