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Mathieu van der Poel skips Vuelta a España in lead-in to Worlds title defence

Mathieu van der Poel skips Vuelta a España in lead-in to Worlds title defence


Reigning road world champion Mathieu van der Poel is heading to Zürich to defend his title on September 29, but the Dutchman won’t be racing the Vuelta a España as preparation.

Van der Poel won last year’s world title in Glasgow in August hot off the Tour de France but he won’t have a recent Grand Tour in his legs as he heads to Switzerland in late Septmeber.

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