“It is one of the toughest assignments there is” – Adrie van der Poel explains Mathieu’s Tour de France goals

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Saturday, 05 July 2025 at 10:00
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As the Tour de France kicks off today, Adrie van der Poel doesn’t expect his son, Mathieu van der Poel, to chase the green jersey this year, despite what many fans and experts believe.
"The green jersey is not an option at the moment. You get into it, only after three, four or five days you know how you are doing. But be careful: it is easy to talk about winning the green jersey, but it is one of the toughest assignments there is. You have to be present at every sprint, including the intermediate sprints," Adrie says.
Mathieu hasn’t claimed a stage win at the Tour since 2021. The expectation, though, is that drought could end this summer.
“And then there is also one that everything is possible: time trials, difficult finishes and uphill,” Adrie says, pointing to Pogacar as a major threat. “He is also going to be a solid opponent. I think that we can only really say how Matje is doing after the first rest day. In practice you often see that riders who ride in green after the first rest day keep the jersey.”
It’s clear from Adrie’s comments that the focus is on seeing how Mathieu settles into the race before making any declarations. The early stages could be telling.
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