Mathieu van der Poel won't ride Olympic MTB event, puts full focus on road race and Tour de France

After careful consideration, the decision has been made. No mountain biking, but full focus on the combination Tour de France - Olympic road race,

The combination with MTB was too difficult. But who knows, maybe in LA '28 I can focus on mountain biking.

My ambition for the Tour de France? I hope, like last year, to assist teammate Jasper Philipsen in his hunt for stage wins and a possible green jersey.

The goal is to also win a stage myself this year.

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