FILE PHOTO: Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 8 - Oyonnax to Le Grand-Bornand - France - July 3, 2021 Alpecin–Fenix rider Mathieu van der Poel of the Netherlands in action during stage 8 REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
(Reuters) - Four-times cyclocross world champion Mathieu van der Poel will miss at least two races due to a back injury, his team Alpecin-Fenix said.
The Dutchman returned to competition with a second-placed finish at the World Cup event in Dendermonde, Belgium on Dec. 26 after recovering from a knee injury sustained in November.
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