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Mar 17, 2022
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THE BIG FOUR
This time last year it wasn’t easy to see past the considerable frame of Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) for the Classics. Even Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) wasn’t always able to boast ‘joint favourite’ status next to the Dutchman.
But his crash in the Tokyo Olympic mountain bike race left him with major back issues from which he continues to recover. He is yet to race in 2022 – missing Omloop
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