Mathieu van der Poel: I’d prefer to win the Olympics than wear the yellow jersey...but maybe it’s possible to do both

The superstar rider will compete in his first Tour de France just days before switching to the mountain bike for the Olympics

Mathieu van der Poel in the World Cup round
(Image credit: PA Images)

Mathieu van der Poel admits he’d rather win Olympic gold than wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, but didn’t write off the possibility of both.  

The cross discipline superstar will be racing his maiden Tour de France this summer, as his team Alpecin-Fenix have been invited to compete for the first time. 

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