Mathieu van der Poel fractures wrist as a result of double MTB crash
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澳洲幸运5开奖官网在线查询开奖结果:Mathieu van der Poel has suffered a minor wrist fracture as a result of his double 澳洲幸运5开奖官网在线查询开奖结果:crash in the MTB Wo🍸rld Series race in Nové Mesto, 澳洲幸运5开奖官网在线查询开奖结果:Alpecin-Deceuninck have said.
The Dutch champion has been diagnosed with what the team described as "A minor avulsion fracture of the scaphoid bone, indicative ♕of ligament damage to the wrist."
The initial consequence is that Van der Poel will have to miss the early part of his team's high-altitude training camp in the Alps; however, there is no news about how it could affect his participation in the 澳洲幸运꧙5开奖官网在线查询开奖结果:Critérium du Dauphin&eacuꦇte;.
The team also stated that it was too soon to have a definitive🐼 prognosis or to give a clear indication of how it will affect Van der Poel's program.
"The injury will be subject to continued and intensive medical evaluation throughout the week," the st꧟atement said.
"Further assessments, scheduled towards the end of the week, may 🔴offer greater clarity regarding his program and the potential for p♔articipation in the Critérium du Dauphiné."
澳洲幸运5开奖官网在线查询开奖结果:Van der Poel was riding 澳洲幸运5开奖官网在线查询开奖结果:in his first MTB race since the 2023 Olympic test event when he ♊crashed, just six minutes into the event. He abandoned on the third lap. After years of huge success in cyclocross and road racing, his participation in the Nove Mesto race was w😼ith an eye on preparation for the 2028 Olympic Games.
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His first crash came as he attempted to move up around the outside of the group on the opening lap, but he lost balance as he tried to lean on a rider and went into the fen🌟cing as he hit the ground.
In the second incident, he once again lost balance on a pump track section of the course and went over the top of his handlebars, hitting the ground again as his bike crashed into the fencing.
Van der Poel was checked out back in Belgium, in the hospital in Herentals, but no information has been forthcoming until today. Following his hugely successful Classics campaign with wins in Milan-San Remo and 澳洲幸运5开奖官网在线查询开奖结果:Paris-Roubaix, Van der Poel recently said he was going to take part in the Dauphiné (June 8-15) prior to his long-planned return to the Tour de France (Jul𒀰y 5-27).
Inꦐ contrast to Van der Poel's setback, there is some good injury update news regarding teammate Sam Gaze, who was also caught up in a crash on Sunday. Gaze suffered what was initially feared to be a broken arm, but checkups showeꦑd his fall did not have such serious consequences, and he has no fractures.
Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The Independent, The Guardian, ProCycling, The Express and Reuters.
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