The Polish Rafal Makka (United Arab Emirates) will not start the seventeenth stage of the Tour de France disputed this Wednesday between Saint Gaudens and Peyragudes, which is 129.7 km, where the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar will stay with 3 teammates for major appointments in the Pyrenees.
As the Emirati team doctor explained, Dr. Adrian Rotunno, “Majka suffered a thigh injury after a mechanical issue on stage 16 when the chain broke.
“The mechanical problem caused a high grade partial thickness tear in his right quadriceps muscle,” so Majka will not be able to start.
In this withdrawal, which is added in Spanish Mark Soler, that yesterday got out of control, Tadej Pogacar has only 3 men from the UAE to face in the next stageswhile his great rival and leader of the Tour, the Dane Jonas Vingegaard, had 5 domestiques for the decisive moments of the race.
The Belgian will not appear either Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal) after testing positive for Covid.
Source: La Verdad
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