Knee injury rules Terpstra out of Dutch title defense

Three-time Dutch national champion Niki Terpstra will not be able to try for a fourth because of a knee injury sustained during the warm up for the Ster ZLM Toer. The Etixx-Quickstep rider had to abandon that race on stage 2 due to pain, and examinations showed an injury to his patella.

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