Mathieu van der Poel is sure to be left with a bitter-sweet taste in his mouth when he looks back on his spring campaign, and will reportedly be at the Tour de Suisse next month to right some wrongs. The Dutch rider picked up two big one day classic wins – but neither of them were a monument after coming up short in the Tour of Flanders, Paris Roubaix and Milano-Sanremo.
Looking at it from the other side, van der Poel could say he was next best in Flanders, got unlucky with a double-puncture in Roubaix and that he was at the front of the race on the Poggio in Sanremo. But then there’s Tadej Pogacar.
The two have built up quite the rivalry in recent years, sweeping monuments between them but for occasional isolated winners over the past five years. It was the Slovenian who got the better of him in Flanders and Sanremo, and now van der Poel comes to Switzerland in what is sure to catch pogacar’s attention.
The Dutchman will take to the start line at the Tour de Suisse (June 17th to 21st), reports HLN. The move will see him possibly re-ignite his rivalry with classics opponent Tadej Pogacar in Switzerland as both set their sights on the Tour de France.
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