‘There has to be an end someday’ – Mathieu van der Poel hints at cyclocross retirement as soon as this season

Cyclocross world champion Mathieu van der Poel took all the attention over the weekend, scoring back-to-back triumphs at the UCI World Cup rounds in Antwerp and Koksijde. Away from the mud, he also made headlines after hinting at a possible retirement from the sport.

Van der Poel, racing a limited calendar of 13 events this winter, including a bid to win a record-breaking eighth world title, but could this campaign be his last on the ‘cross bike?