(Paris) World champion Julian Alaphilippe remains “for the moment at the Herentals hospital”, near Antwerp, where he was placed under observation after his serious fall on Sunday during Liège-Bastogne-Liège, announced Tuesday his Quick-Step team.
“Julian had two broken ribs, a broken shoulder blade and a haemopneumothorax. The complexity of his condition means that an additional observation period will be necessary before a recovery plan is decided, ”said the Belgian formation.
Alaphilippe was injured in the very big fall which affected the peloton on Sunday, 60 kilometers from the finish of the Doyenne of the Ardennes classics.
Another rider from the Quick-Step team, the Belgian Ilan Van Wilder, was also injured in this fall which forced him to give up the next Giro (May 6 to 29).
“Ilan underwent surgery to correct the damage to his jaw,” said Patrick Lefevere’s training. The doctors were happy with how the procedure went and he went home for a recovery period.”
