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Cyclist Mathieu van der Poel was competing for a gold medal at the World Cup in Zonhoven, Belgium, which took place last week. However, the athlete suffered a back injury, which occurred last year, and ended up harming his performance in the tests for the long-awaited first place.
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The back injury came to the fore again for Mathieu van der Poel when he was competing in the X20 Trofee which was also held in Belgium. The pain had already affected the athlete since last year, in which he was unable to complete the promotion of his campaign.
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“The only thing I’m thinking about is my back is hurting and you have to be 100% focused on the course and I just can’t do it. Maybe I can turn around at the pace I want, but then I have to hold back because of the pain, it’s super frustrating”, said the cyclist, remembering the World Cup in Belgium.
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