Mathieu van der Poel withdraws from Koksijde due to rib injury, fears comeback at next World Cup ‘will be a close call’

Cyclocross world champion Mathieu van der Poel has withdrawn from the X2O Trophy Koksijde race on Friday, January 3 due to the rib injury he sustained after Christmas.

It’s the second event Van der Poel has been forced to miss on his planned 11-race calendar after also skippping Wednesday’s GP Sven Nys.