Mathieu van der Poel injured in Nokere Koerse crash

Mathieu van der Poel's much-hyped foray into road racing's spring Classics looked to be over before it really got under way, with the Dutch champion crashing heavily in the sprint finish of the Nokere Koerse on Wednesday – although his Corendon-Circus team later reported that he hadn't suffered any fractures.

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