Among the riders knocked to the ground by the impressive collective fall that occurred during the fourth stage of the Tour of the Basque Country on Thursday, he was not the most to be pitied. But the photos of Primoz Roglic's bruised body, which he revealed on his Instagram account this Sunday, remain no less impressive.
In one of them, the Slovenian appears with his body covered in bandages, intended to treat his numerous skin abrasions.
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“Remembering stage 3 and 4 of Itzulia… I feel a little better. I wish everyone a quick recovery,” captioned the three-time winner of the Tour of Spain on his triptych of photos, which show the impressive number of compresses and dressings he had to resort to.
The Slovenian had already been caught in a collective fall during the third stage on Wednesday, burning himself badly on his right side. But he was especially involved in the pileup the next day, which forced him to retire, even if he was able to get back up immediately.
“See you on the road!” », he then took the liberty of adding, without specifying the date: originally, the Slovenian was entered on La Flèche Wallonne, on April 17… But perhaps he will not be returned in time.
A priori, his unavailability should however be much shorter than that of his former teammate Jonas Vingegaard, victim of a pneumothorax, a pulmonary contusion and several fractures, who should be out for ten weeks, or Remco Evenepoel, absent eight weeks.