Published July 31, 2020 02:40PM
Video: Mathieu van der Poel rides the gravel roads of Strade Bianche
Watch Mathieu van der Poel ride the white dirt roads of Tuscany before Strade Bianche.
LAGOS, PORTUGAL - FEBRUARY 19: Mathieu Van Der Poel of The Netherlands and Team Alpecin-Fenix / during the 46th Volta ao Algarve 2020, Stage 1 a 195,6km stage from Portim√£o to Lagos / #VAlgarve2020 / on February 19, 2020 in Lagos, Portugal. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Reigning cyclocross world champion Mathieu van der Poel is in Siena, Italy this week to prepare for Saturday’s Strade Bianche. Van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) is on the short list of favorites for the race, alongside Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quick Step), Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), and Jakob Fuglsang (Astana). Unlike the other three, van der Poel has never raced the Italian classic before. In the days before the race, van der Poel and his Alpecin-Fenix teammates rode the gravel roads of Tuscany to see the course up close.
Video credit: Alpecin-Fenix