Olympics | Van der Poel assumes road race favorite tag while thinking about MTB for 2028

PARIS, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Dutch cyclist Mathieu Van der Poel makes no secret of the fact that he is among the riders expected to win a medal in the men's cycling road race on Saturday.

The current world champion has shown he is an expert in one-day races, with the ability to handle the distance and the climbs in Saturday's 273-kilometer race and speaking to the press, he admitted he was "one of the favorites."