Behind the scenes with Mathieu van der Poel at Lenzerheide world championships
Find out what goes into making race day run smoothly for the Dutch superstar
Go behind the scenes of multi-disciplinary Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel’s bronze medal ride at 2018 UCI mountain bike world championships in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.
Long before van der Poel arrives at the start line, Corendon-Circus Cycling Team’s manager Christoph Roodhooft is making thorough preparations. Both for the racer’s Canyon Lux XC bike and for the rider himself.
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As Roodhooft says, making sure everything is properly prepared is crucial to making one of the most important single day events of the year feel more normal for the racer.
Follow along with Roodhooft and van der Poel as they prepare for, and execute a their plans for race day in Lenzerheide.
