Mathieu van der Poel (Image credit: Getty Images)

Mathieu van der Poel has suffered a minor wrist fracture as a result of his double crash in the MTB World Series race in Nové Mesto, Alpecin-Deceuninck have said.

The Dutch champion has been diagnosed with what the team described as «A minor avulsion fracture of the scaphoid bone, indicative of ligament damage to the wrist.»

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Van der Poel was checked out back in Belgium, in the hospital in Herentals, but no information has been forthcoming until today. Following his hugely successful Classics campaign with wins in Milan-San Remo and Paris-Roubaix, Van der Poel recently said he was going to take part in the Dauphiné (June 8-15) prior to his long-planned return to the Tour de France (July 5-27).