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Mathieu van der Poel reacts after struggling on return to mountain bike riding - 'A painful comeback'

Name: Mathieu van der Poel reacts after struggling on return to mountain bike riding - 'A painful comeback'
Uploaded: 2026-08-21T20:15:00.621Z
Duration: 1 min 4 s
Description: Mathieu van der Poel reacts after finishing 11th on his return to mountain bike riding in the XCC World Cup race in Haute Savoie.

Mathieu van der Poel reacts after finishing 11th on his return to mountain bike riding in the XCC World Cup race in Haute Savoie.

00:01:0421/08/2026 at 21:15 GMT+1

Mathieu van der Poel reacts after struggling on return to mountain bike riding - 'A painful comeback'

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