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Mark Cavendish has been left out of Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl’s eight-man team for the Tour de France. Sprinter Fabio Jakobsen has been selected as the team's preferred sprinter, as expected, despite the British rider’s impressive form and his national road race title at the weekend.
Julian Alaphilippe will return to competition at the French Championships road race on Sunday, two months after a crash left him with a collapsed lung, broken ribs and a broken shoulder blade, his Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl team said.
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl team manager Patrick Lefevere said that Mark Cavendish will likely miss out on selection for the Tour de France, with Fabio Jakobsen the preferred sprinter. The Manxman will only be considered should Jakobsen have any issues, and a final call will be made following the conclusion of the Tour de Suisse on June 21, as the eight riders will be confirmed. Ad/> However, with Covid-19 an ever-present threat, teams will be keeping a number of riders on standby, and that includes Cavendish.
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl have confirmed that Julian Alaphilippe will be able to resume indoor training, but a date for his return to racing has yet to be confirmed. Alaphilippe is continuing his rehabilitation after being involved in a huge crash at Liege-Bastogne-Liege, with at least a dozen other riders. Ad/> The 29-year-old suffered a punctured lung, fractured ribs and a collapsed lung.
Riders were fortunate to escape serious injury after a motorbike crashed into the peloton on Stage 4 at the Giro d’Italia. As the main group navigated a twisting road with 160km remaining on the first Sicilian stage, the bike was upended by a small piece of road furniture – sending it careering into the back of the main group. Ad/> Roger Kluge (Lotto Soudal) and Filippo Fiorelli (Bardiani–CSF–Faizane) were among the riders to hit the deck but, fortunately, all appeared to emerge largely unscathed.
El ciclista francés Julian Alaphilippe, doble campeón del mundo en ruta, anunció este sábado que su recuperación avanza bien, en la Lieja-Bastogne-Lieja.
Romain Bardet se convirtió en uno de los héroes de la Lieja-Bastoña-Lieja no por su actuación deportiva, ya que no terminó la carrera, pero sí por evitar una desgracia tras la montonera masiva que se produjo a 62 kilómetros de meta tras socorrer al campeón del mundo Julian Alaphilippe, que quedó tendido en la cuneta a causa de la caída. Una acción que le ha valido el reconocimiento de todo el pelotón por su nobleza.
:French road cyclist Julian Alaphilippe is still in hospital but in good spirits after a freak crash left the world champion with a collapsed lung and broken bones at the Liege-Bastogne-Liege classic, his coach and cousin said on Tuesday.