‘The national federation had to make choices’ – Michiel Mouris adds to Dutch junior World Championships success despite youth cuts

Despite boasting likely the best women’s team in the world, and stars like Mathieu van der Poel, the Netherlands are one of the national federations that had to make serious cuts in the run-up to this World Championships, slashing their under-23 team and not sending any riders in the category to Kigali.

In the face of financial struggles and cuts from the Dutch Olympic Committee, the KNWU entirely stopped their under-23 road programme for 2025, and opted to focus their funds for the Kigali World Championships on the elites and juniors.