Alaphilippe crashes and bids farewell to Vuelta

Alaphilippe, like the other figures, landed on a quiet stage where he only planned to regain his strength, ride calmly and await new contact with the mountain, scheduled for this Thursday at Peñas Blancas. rises above Estepona skyOn the Costa del Sol.

Among the swimmers approaching the finish line while leaving their towels on the sand, there were 63 kilometers left for the runners to reach Cabo de Gata beach, closest to Almería.

alaphilippe He arrived in Almería by ambulance after receiving a hard blow to his right side. Vuelta doctors had to immobilize his arm. He was forced to retire and bereft of Remco Evenepoel, the leader of the Vuelta and his team Quick Step, his best protector and most important cyclist. now he has to defend himself rather than counterattack the expected attack from his closest rivals, especially Primoz Roglic, who hasn’t given up on his fourth consecutive victory in the Vuelta.

bad luck

And that falling line Arabic This season is very worrying. Already went to the place in ‘sterato’. Strade BiancheHe hoped to win a second time when he did a full somersault in a race he called ‘El Infierno del Sur’ with dirt sections. It was in March with Tadej Pogacar’s win and second place. Alexander ValverdeThis Wednesday, he ran the Murcian roads for the last time with an apron on his back. The scene started in Alhama de Murcia with a popular outcry against the world star.

But is this alaphilippe had a serious accident Liege-Bastogne-Liegeup to that point Romain BardetHe gave up running because his fellow countryman, but also a rival, decided to help him until he was evacuated by an ambulance from the incident that Evenepoel had taken.

This fall forced him to give up his biggest race of the year, the test he was about to win, with France, who was not the main figure on the Tour. alaphilippeBest bike year in 2019.