The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox! You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Mathieu van der Poel appears to be on course to defend his E3 Saxo Classic title on Wednesday, despite not yet fully recovering from the hand injury he sustained at Milan-San Remo last weekend. The Dutchman was involved in the crash ahead of the Cipressa at Saturday's race and was dropped by Tadej Pogačar on the Poggio, later revealing he could barely hold his handlebars as he revealed his bloodied and cut left hand. That cast doubt over his participation in Friday's E3, which serves as a 'mini Tour of Flanders' and is a race he has won two years on the spin. However, Van der Poel was present and correct as Alpecin-Premier Tech completed their recon of the course on Tuesday, including the Oude Kwaremont and Paterberg. "The hand is kind of okay," Van der Poel's teammate Silvan Dillier, who was also on the recon, told Cyclingnews on Tuesday.…