Dutch mountain biker Van der Poel crashes big at Sakura Drop
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Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel – three-time reigning world champ in the non-Olympic cyclo-cross and Stage 2 winner of the 2021 Tour de France – crashes at Sakura Drop on the first lap; he’d later pull out on lap five.