“They send runners who cannot ride a wheel for even 10 kilometers” – International Cycling

2023-12-13 18:55:16

Wout Poels is experiencing a second youth and, in 2023 at the age of 36, he won stages in the Tour and Vuelta. The Dutchman left several interesting phrases in an interview, among which he defended Chris Froome for continuing to try at his age or criticized the format of the Olympics.

Bahrain – Victorious’ Dutch rider Wout Poels cycles to the finish line to win the 15th stage of the 110th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 179 km between Les Gets Les Portes du Soleil and Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc, in the French Alps, on July 16, 2023. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images)

“What they did with the Olympic places is ridiculous,” he told GCN. “I have the feeling that in the last ten years runners began to take them more seriously, to make them a goal. It is a shame that the peloton is only 90 cyclists,” he continued.

“It’s ridiculous because you don’t have the best at the start but you do have runners from countries with no cycling history who can’t even follow the wheel for 10 kilometers,” he said. “The fact that there are only 90 cyclists takes away the shine. We, in the Netherlands, will have three places, it is impossible to control a race and you end up making alliances with other countries,” he criticized. “Still, if you ask me, I want to go,” Poels concluded.

*Note: Translation of International Cycling. Some words were replaced with synonyms to detect plagiarism. Additionally, we want to report MARCA HORA, to the site ViewMe, and another Latin American multimedia, which also steals material for its social networks and is evident when it publishes news on the same day as us that was actually from previous days and we decided to delay. If the incident is repeated, we will hold a public protest.

Do you like what we do? Follow in @CiclismoInter

Copyright © 2012-2023 International Cycling. All Rights Reserved

I like this:

I like Loading…