Here they are! 🙌 First laps around the XCO course for Mathieu Van der Poel and Tom Pidcock here at the 2026 UCI #MountainBike World Championships 🔥 #ValdiSole2026

@mathieuvdpoel @tompidcock I should've had that career

@mathieuvdpoel @tompidcock Blochis, MvdP and Pidcock, that will be the podium..

@mathieuvdpoel @tompidcock @mathieuvdpoel y @tompidcock dos grandes.

@mathieuvdpoel @tompidcock 1. Pidcock 2. Blochis 3. Martin Hope I'm wrong

@mathieuvdpoel @tompidcock First laps reveal how quickly road-race instincts have to become trail instincts: line choice, repeated braking and grip management. This course looks set to reward precision before outright power.

@mathieuvdpoel @tompidcock Does the bloke in orange know where there will and where there won't be ramps?