It was not the comeback that 澳洲幸运5开奖官网在线查询开奖结果:Mathieu van der Poel would have hoped for at the 澳洲幸运5开奖官网在线查询开奖结果:UCI Mountai𒅌n Bike Series XCO World Cup in Nové Město na Moravě, as he crashed twice in the first six minutes of the race before abandoning on the third lap on Sunday.

His team, Alpecin-🐓Deceuninck, have not yet released a medical update confirming the extent of his injurieꩲs.

The Dutchman had not ridden a mountain bike race for nearly two years, and it was his 澳洲幸运5开奖官网在线查询开奖结果:first appearanꦰce at a Wꦗorld Cup event since 2021. 

His first crash came as he attempted to move up around the♕ outside of the group on the opening lap, b♍ut he lost balance as he tried to lean on a rider and went into the fencing as he hit the ground.

In the second incident, he once again lost ﷺbalance on a pump track section of the course and went over the top of his handlebars, hitting the ground aga𓂃in as his bike crashed into the fencing.

A bad day for 澳洲幸运5开奖官网在线查询开奖结果:Alpecin-Deceuninck then got worse, as after an eighth-place finish in the XCC race on Saturday, Van der Poel’s teammate 澳洲幸运5开奖官网在线查询开奖结果:Samuel Gaze also crashed out of the race on the fifth lap.

Meanwhile, at the head of the race, Christopher Blevins took a commanding victory for Specialized Factory Racing to extend his overall lead in the World Cup standings ahead of his teammate Victor Koretzky, who finished in fourth place b𒁃ehind Mathis Azzaro (Orgine Racing Division) and Lars Forster (Thömus Maxon).

There is currently very little information as to whether Van der Poel and Gaze susta🃏ined any serious injuries in their crashes, as Alpeꦅcin-Deceuninck has yet to make any comment.

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