‘I immediately felt that my teeth were gone’: unfortunate rider who could only just avoid Van der Poel tells the story behind the fall

The highlight of the Omloop Nieuwsblad was undoubtedly the crash of Rick Pluimers (25) on the Molenberg and the phenomenal steering of Mathieu van der Poel to avoid it. Two of the Dutchman’s teeth broke off: “Luckily the pain is not too bad, but we will see what it will be like at the dentist.”

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