Cyclo-cross World Champion Lars Boom (Rabobank) will miss tomorrow's Grand Prix Sven Nys in Baal, Belgium after suffering injuries in Tuesday's Azencross Loenhout. The rider will take the time off to recover from his injuries, which include stitches in his elbow but no broken bones.
"I've got a deep wound in my elbow and that ought to be stitched. I've also got some scrapes on my knee," Boom told Sporza. "I don't think anything is broken but I'll have some photos taken to make sure about that."
Boom is expected to be back in action for the Internationale Centrumcross van Surhuisterveen. The riders doesn't believe the incident will have an impact on his bid to retain the world title at the end of January.