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Mathieu van der Poel says he crashed in Olympic mountain bike race because ramp was removed | The Independent
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Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands) competes in the Cross-country Mountain Bike World Cup event, men elite, in Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic, on May 16, 2021. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek Stock Photo -
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