There have been murmurs in some quarters of the cycling world about the fact that the father of one of the favourites for glory at the Cyclocross World Championship is the course builder. Analyst
Niels Albert however believes there isn't any truth to the story.
“Of course
Adrie van der Poel also has his say in the course of Hoogerheide," Albert admits. "I think, in all honesty, he's professional enough to know that you can't draw a course for Mathieu that doesn't suit Wout either. There is no sloping side in Hoogerheide where Mathieu van der Poel would really dare to take risks on technology and put Wout under pressure. What else could he do? Putting a bend ten meters further? So what?"