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Tour de France: the participation of Julian Alaphilippe more and more uncertain

2022-05-03T07:25:06.414Z


The Quick-Step team manager is pessimistic about the French rider's presence in the Grande Boucle after his crash during Liège-Bastogne-Liège on April 24.


The French public along the roads of the Tour de France will perhaps have to do without their favorite next July.

Julian Alaphilippe, victim of a terrible fall on April 24 during Liège-Bastogne-Liège by hitting a tree at very high speed (70 km / h) continues to be treated.

The double world champion on the road (2020 and 2021) suffers from a fracture of the scapula and three ribs and a pneumothorax.

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The boss of his team, Patrick Lefebvre, gave the

Parisian

some not necessarily reassuring news from his rider with a view to the Tour de France (July 1-24).

The fracture itself is not a problem.

Because it resolves itself.

But one of the ribs, the one that punctured Julian's lung and created the pneumothorax, really moved a lot and has the biggest fracture.

And it is she who worries us a little.

Frankly, for the Tour de France, it will be very limited

, ”explained the leader.

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Blocked at home in convalescence, Julian Alaphilippe saw his period of immobilization increase from two to three weeks on the advice of doctors.

A point will be made in mid-May to decide whether or not the best current French rider will participate.

On May 15, we will decide based on Julian's recovery.

At that time, there will be six weeks left before the start of the Tour and we will make a decision.

In the meantime, he very regularly passes control radios of his coast in order to monitor the consolidation

, ”added the leader.

If he decides to participate in the Tour de France, Alaphilippe would take the risk of arriving at the event short of form.

A bold bet that could spoil his end of the season and his priority objective: the Worlds scheduled in Wollongong (Australia).

In the Antipodes, the French could win a third planetary crown in a row.

Source: lefigaro

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