the dutch Mathieu Van der Poel signed up at the last minute to participate this Wednesday in the 11th edition of the GP Scheldt contested between Terneuzen and Schoten with a distance of 205.3 km, a test that will help the recent Milan San Remo winner refine his form against Paris Roubaix on Sunday.
“we have a little surprise“, announced the Alpecin team on their networks, referring to Van der Poel’s participation in the oldest race in Flanders.
The cyclist himself, second last Sunday in the Tour of Flanders, added that the Scheldt GP “it’s a race in my home region, and that’s nice. Also, getting some extra race speed in the run up to Paris-Roubaix is always good.. I’m really looking forward to trying to help our sprinter, Jasper Philipsen.”
Van der Poel achieved victory at Milan San Remo and two second places at E3 Harelbeke and Tour of Flanders.
Source: La Verdad
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