Julian Alaphilippewho has suffered knee pain since falling at the Tour of Flanders on April 2, will not compete on Wednesday in the Flecha Brabanzona or on Sunday in the Amstel Gold Raceas announced on Tuesday by his team.
the French runner “will leave as far as Amstel”explained the director of the Soudal-Quick Step team, Patrick Levevere. “He injured his knee when he fell at the Tour of Flanders,” he added.
The Belgian formation hopes to regain the two-time world champion for the Walloon Arrow in a week, a race they have dominated on three occasions (2018, 2019 and 2021). “Looks like someone is practicing voodoo on us,” complained Levevere.
The Fleche Brabanzona, won by Alaphilippe in 2020, serves every year as a transition between the Flemish races and the Ardennes classics. After an almost blank season of 2022 (only two victories), the French cyclist seems to have sunk into a negative spiral.
At the beginning of the season, in addition to his victory in the Ardèche Classic at the end of February, he was unable to play a prominent role in the races that usually suit his characteristics, such as the Strade bianche (43rd), the Milan- Saint Rowing (11th) and the Tour of Flanders (51st).
Source: La Verdad
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