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From left NINO SCHURTER of Switzerland and MATHIEU VAN DER POEL of Netherlands in action during the men elite Cross Country Mountain Bike World Cup event in Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech
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Winner MATHIEU VAN DER POEL of Netherlands, in action during the men elite Cross Country Mountain Bike World Cup event in Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic, May 24, 2019. (CTK Photo/Lubos
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