In a 15.24 kilometer time trial this is not normal for Mathieu Van der Poel finished 17th, 36 seconds behind the test winner, the Belgian Alec Segaert. But the Dutch cyclist Alpine He had a scare when entering a left curve when the bike went down on the back wheel.
Fortunately, Mathieu Van der Poel He had the class and luck to avoid the inside fences he ran and to avoid falling, to take 17th place in the second stage of the 20th edition held on Tessenderlowhere the victory went Belgian Lotto Dstny Alec Segaert, who clocked 16.59, at an average of 54.405 km/h, to complete the 15.4 km of CRI.
“Just barely, just barely. Wonderful save,” his team said on social media.
After the Renewi Tour, the next races that Van der Poel will compete in are the European Championship (September 15), the Skoda Tour of Luxembourg (September 18) and World Championship (on September 29).
Source: La Verdad
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