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After that, the 28-year-old has a long break on the agenda until he gets back on his bike in winter for the cross season, but then in the special jersey of the discipline’s title holder.
Accordingly, fans would have to wait until the first start on the road in 2024 to see van der Poel racing with the rainbow stripes on his chest.
In Glasgow he explains: “So far we have only planned until Saturday and that would normally be my last race of the season.” But he left a back door open – “maybe I’ll do another race somewhere to show my new jersey, but I’m not thinking regarding that just yet”.
But he is all the more looking forward to his future appearances as the first world champion from the Netherlands in 38 years: “It’s an honor to wear these rainbow stripes and I’m really looking forward to it.” It remains to be hoped that he will be more successful in the World Cup jersey than his compatriot and predecessor Joop Zoetemelk, who following his title triumph in 1986 did not win a race for a year and a half.
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