Valverde out of Giro

iainf72
iainf72 Posts: 15,784
edited May 2019 in Pro race
Confirmed by Movistar he won't be starting due to injury.

Not surprised.

Bit of a howler of a year for him really.
Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.

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  • lettingthedaysgoby
    lettingthedaysgoby Posts: 1,732
    iainf72 wrote:
    Confirmed by Movistar he won't be starting due to injury.

    Not surprised.

    Bit of a howler of a year for him really.
    “Curse of the rainbow bands” etc
  • philbar72
    philbar72 Posts: 2,229
    that's rare for him.... agree, he's probably going to be on form for the tour though I can't see him doing much there either. is he finally on the wane?
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    This training crash he had a couple of days before LBL has had some complications.
    Back pain, fluid gathering and such.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    Think he bruised his sacrum which is going to be pretty painful and needs looking after.
  • sherer
    sherer Posts: 2,460
    he might be better of saving the summer and having a crack at La Vuelta again instead. Cant see him getting a Tour win
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,615
    Bernal also out with a broken collarbone.

    Ineos to go stage hunting and win a dozen.
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    maybe Bernal will be back for the tour and usurp froome
  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,482
    Makes more sense for him to target the Vuelta now.
    PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 2023

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