Mathieu van der Poel to 'gamble', racing road and mountain bike at Glasgow Worlds

Mathieu van der Poel
Mathieu van der Poel en route to Paris-Roubaix victory (Image credit: Getty)

After two months away from racing, Mathieu van der Poel returns to action this week as he begins his final build-up to the Tour de France and a tilt at two rainbow jerseys at the World Championships in Glasgow.

The Dutchman last pinned on a race number en route to victory at Paris-Roubaix in April, and he resumes his season at Dwars door het Hageland on Saturday before lining out at next week’s Baloise Belgium Tour. Speaking to reporters on Monday afternoon from a training camp at La Plagne, he outlined why he preferred to run through his scales in Belgium rather than at the Tour de Suisse.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.