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  "description": "The Dutch star touched on his 'love-hate relationship' with the Tour and more ahead of the biggest race of the year.",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-07-01T18:53:42.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Kristof Ramon, Cor Vos\n\nAs soon-to-be-father Mathieu van der Poel gears up for his sixth Tour de France start, the Alpecin-Premier Tech star is contemplating his future – and that future may include retirement within the next few years.\n\nAs Het Nieuwsblad reports, Van der Poel said in a pre-Tour interview that he will soon start to focus on the mountain bike ahead of the 2028 Olympics. After that, he might consider calling it a career.\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "Mathieu van der Poel might retire after the 2028 Olympics",
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