Mathieu Van Der Poel talks to the media in Harrogate, Britain, September 27, 2019. REUTERS/Martyn Herman
HARROGATE, England (Reuters) - A convoy of Dutch-registered campervans lines one of the leafy roads leading into Harrogate and stencilled in white paint on the wet tarmac is the face of Mathieu Van der Poel.
Actually, the image proclaiming "King Mathieu" is repeated every few metres along a 200m stretch of road colonised by some of the army of Dutch fans who have crossed the North Sea for the UCI Road World Championships.
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