How Mathieu van der Poel's Back Injury Affects Spring Classics Betting Odds & 2023 WorldTour Qualifying

MvdP's back injury will dampen excitement for the Spring Classics (while creating a betting opportunity) and change how his Alpecin-Fenix team approaches WorldTour qualifying for 2023

Mathieu van der Poel, the electric crossover star who has appeared to seamlessly jump between disciplines while winning major events in each with near ease, was recently forced to halt this year-round spinning-plates routine when he was sidelined with a back injury that will keep him out for, at the minimum, ‘months’ and almost certainly sideline him fo…