![Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel pedals during the second stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race, an individual time trial in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Fabio Ferrari /LaPresse via Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel pedals during the second stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race, an individual time trial in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Fabio Ferrari /LaPresse via](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2nk8ct2/dutch-rider-mathieu-van-der-poel-pedals-during-the-second-stage-of-the-giro-ditalia-cycling-race-an-individual-time-trial-in-budapest-hungary-saturday-may-7-2022-fabio-ferrari-lapresse-via-ap-2nk8ct2.jpg)
Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel pedals during the second stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race, an individual time trial in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Fabio Ferrari /LaPresse via
![Mathieu van der Poel rides a shaved-down version of the Shimano XTR M9000 SPD pedal that reduces the surface area and increases cornering clearance. © Cyclocross Magazine - Cyclocross Magazine - Cyclocross Mathieu van der Poel rides a shaved-down version of the Shimano XTR M9000 SPD pedal that reduces the surface area and increases cornering clearance. © Cyclocross Magazine - Cyclocross Magazine - Cyclocross](https://www.cxmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/mathieu-van-der-poel-stevens-IMG_9848-jingle-cross-2017-cxmazine-ay_1.jpg)
Mathieu van der Poel rides a shaved-down version of the Shimano XTR M9000 SPD pedal that reduces the surface area and increases cornering clearance. © Cyclocross Magazine - Cyclocross Magazine - Cyclocross
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Mathieu van der Poel's Shimano prototype pedal features shaved sides to deliver better mud performance, save
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