
While the Tour de France remains, by far, the biggest race in cycling for some riders - like Mathieu van der Poel - it offers little in the way of motivation. For 2025, the Dutchman is more focused on completing his set of world titles with the mountain bike cross-country rainbow jersey.
Van der Poel is currently injured and taking time out of his cyclocross season, a discipline in which he has been a six-time world champion. He's also won one road world title so far in his illustrious career from the Glasgow World Championships in 2023.