Mathieu van der Poel continues outstanding 2019 season with first ever MTB World Cup victory

The Dutchman attacked and dropped the reigning world and Olympic champion to win by 19 seconds

Mathieu van der Poel at the Amstel Gold Race 2019 (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

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Mathieu van der Poel continued his outstanding breakout 2019 season with his first ever mountain bike World Cup race victory in the Czech Republic.

The Dutchman attacked and dropped the reigning world and Olympic mountain bike champion, Nino Schurter, eventually beating him by 19 seconds, in a further display of the cross-discipline talent possessed by the 24-year-old.

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