'I didn't have super legs' - Mathieu van der Poel still chasing World Championships form

"It was our tactical plan to try to make the race hard there and to make sure we always had someone with us. We did that very well, I think."

"There was a chance of course, so we believed in it. But honestly, I didn't have super legs myself. The gap needed to be a bit bigger to make it to the finish."

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