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At the next mountain bike world championship which takes place in Val di Sole (Italy) from August 25 to 29, one of the main favorites will not be there. Mathieu van der Poel is forced to forfeit due to back pain. These go back to his fall during the Olympic event in Tokyo in the same discipline.
Mathieu van der Poel suffers from back pain
It’s a big package. Mathieu van der Poel gives up on one of his main goals of the season, the MTB World. After his fall at the Olympic Games in the same discipline while the Dutchman was aiming for gold, it is definitely a very complicated period. The condition of his back does not allow him to be in the best possible condition. Its Alpecin-Fenix team formalized its withdrawal through a press release. It is stated that “Mathieu van der Poel has been dealing with back pain in recent weeks. Although the situation is improving, the UCI Mountain Bike World Championship comes too soon for the cyclo-cross world champion. ”
Obviously, this package raises questions about what he will be able to aim for at the end of the season. Important deadlines on the road must await him such as the world championship in Flanders on September 26, and Paris-Roubaix the following week, on October 3. The positive evolution of his state of health will be a key factor for the wearer of the yellow jersey at the last Tour de France, who seems determined to quickly return to his best level given the press release of his training. “Now, his intention is to prepare for his next big goals, in particular Paris-Roubaix, in particular by running the Benelux Tour of which he is the defending champion.”
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