OFFICIAL: Mathieu van der Poel's cyclocross calendar is revealed

We now know the crosses where world champion Mathieu van der Poel will show off his Rainbow Jersey over the coming winter.

Alpecin-Deceuninck have revealed when and where the Dutch superstar will compete in the next few months. The world champion will start his cyclocross campaign in Mol on the 22nd of December with him also competing the very next day at the UCI World Cup race in Antwerpen.

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Between Christmas and New Year, van der Poel will then be very busy. The Dutchman will compete in five races between Boxing Day and New Year's Day, including a return to the Netherlands on December 30th in Hulst.

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A further four races follow in the January, culminating with an appearance at the UCI World Cup event in Hoogerheide. The true climax of van der Poel's cyclocross season will as expected however, be the World Championships in Tabor.

See the calendar in full down below!