Mathieu van der Poel pulls out of Benelux Tour

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Mathieu van der Poel has been forced to cancel his participation at the Benelux Tour as he continues to struggle with a back injury. 

According to his Alpecin-Fenix team, there is "no reason to question" the Dutchman's presence at the World Championships and Paris-Roubaix later this autumn, but the latest news is another blow to his end-of-season prospects. 

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Patrick Fletcher

Patrick is an NCTJ-trained journalist, and former deputy editor of Cyclingnews, who has seven years’ experience covering professional cycling. He has a modern languages degree from Durham University and has been able to put it to some use in what is a multi-lingual sport, with a particular focus on French and Spanish-speaking riders. Away from cycling, Patrick spends most of his time playing or watching other forms of sport - football, tennis, trail running, darts, to name a few, but he draws the line at rugby.