The Dutch federation introduced their staff for the 2024 Olympic Games street biking occasions, naming Dylan van Baarle and Daan Hoole to help chief Mathieu van der Poel within the street races.
Demi Vollering may have Ellen van Dijk, Lorena Wiebes and 2012 Olympic champion Marianne Vos alongside for the street race.
Vollering, Van Dijk and Hoole can even compete within the particular person time trial in Paris.
The Dutch staff handed over a number of riders who have been larger ranked than Hoole and Van Baarle, together with sprinters Olav Kooij and Dylan Groenewegen, Fabio Jakobsen, and Thymen Arensman who positioned third within the Giro d’Italia stage 14 time trial.
Koos Moerenhout constructed the staff solely across the reigning street world champion, Van der Poel, with Van Baarle as co-leader.
“Everyone now is aware of that I’m glad that Mathieu has made the selection to solely begin the street race in Paris,” Moerenhout mentioned in a KNWU press assertion. Van der Poel had thought-about racing the mountain bike occasion however deserted these plans in December.
“With a transparent focus and a good route for the Games, we’ll as soon as once more go for achievement with this staff. The course leads the riders proper via the streets throughout Paris and particularly the climbs round Montmartre supply alternatives. Daan Hoole will help the 2 leaders and can take part within the time trial.”
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Loes Gunnewijk was in command of choosing the ladies’s staff and selected the highest three ranked Dutch riders – Demi Vollering, Lorena Wiebes and Marianne Vos, together with Van Dijk, whose place was impacted by her yr off for maternity go away. This yr, Van Dijk has received the Tour de Normandie together with three levels and a stage of the Vuelta España Femenina.
“Obviously it was a troublesome selection with the huge prime of riders that the Netherlands is at present wealthy,” Gunnewijk mentioned.
“These 4 girls complement one another and have absolute qualities to flame in orange and for the medals. All the current successes of the riders underline this. We take a look at the preparations with this staff with nice confidence and go for nothing lower than gold.”
Netherlands’ Olympic street staff
- Mathieu van der Poel (street race)
- Dylan van Baarle (street race)
- Daan Hoole (street race, time trial)
- Demi Vollering (street race, time trial)
- Ellen van Dijk (street race, time trial)
- Marianne Vos (street race)
- Lorena Wiebes (street race)