Mathieu van der Poel will continue to race cyclocross and target the UCI
World Championships at least into 2025 with the goal of equalling, or even bettering, the seven rainbow jerseys won by Eric De Vlaeminck. For 2024, however, the chance of two gold medals in the road race and mountain bike at the Paris
Olympic Games is the Dutchman’s main goal.
He is the only one of the trio confirmed to ride the World Championships in the Czech city of Tabor on February 4 and he'll be taking aim at rainbow jersey number six. "It's one of the reasons why I still race cyclocross," van der Poel told La Gazzetta dello Sport during an exclusive interview.