Less than 48 hours after his fall in Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Julian Alaphilippe will not be able to leave the Herentals hospital immediately. The Quick-Step team announced in a press release that the double world champion was going to remain under observation ” before a rehabilitation program is decided “. Falling on the approach to the Col du Rosier, in a peloton launched at more than 70 kilometers per hour, Alaphilippe suffered in particular from hemopneumothorax, fractures to the ribs and scapula.
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The world champion was to go to Sierra Nevada for an altitude training course to prepare for the Dauphiné and the Tour de France. ” We can’t give a recovery date yet, but I’m very optimistic for the rest of the season. “, confided his cousin Franck Alaphilippe. The other Quick-Step rider caught in the fall, Ilan Van Wilder, had jaw surgery and was able to return home.
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