Mathieu van der Poel has been forced to pull out of the mountain bike cross country World Championships due to persisting back problems.
The star of road, mountain biking and cyclocross, Van der Poel would have been hoping to bounce back from his crash at the Olympic Games, which saw him abandon the mountain bike race, but his back issues continue to cause problems, meaning he will not race at the mountain bike World Championships held between August 25 and 29.
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