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I would never become world champion”
“ Less then ten years ago, the rider who makes his name through media would never be as successful as the competition rider. How has that changed and now which path seems like the better option?”
Until 2011 there was only one way to get know as a rider and that was through competition results, social media was still very low and everything was happening through magazines or forums likes Hanglos. nl. This is all changed now with Facebook and Instagram.
I personally stopped doing competition after I became Dutch Champion in 2010 and decided to only focus on magazines and promotional videos, as I knew I would never become world champion.