Alejandro Valverde underwent surgery last night at Düsseldorf’s University Hospital on some of the injuries sustained at his race-ending crash on the opening time-trial of the 2017 Tour de France.
The three-hour operation was on the kneecap fracture of his left leg and the medical team also closed two wounds he sustained on his tibia and gluteus
The talus fracture in his left ankle did not require any intervention, his Movistar team announced in a statement.
Surgery started just before midnight and lasted three hours, after which the Spanish rider was taken back to his room at around 5am on Sunday. Valverde will stay in Germany for at least two more days before returning to Spain to start his recovery, which is expected to take a few months.
Valverde crashed on a wet corner during the time-trial in Düsseldorf and according to a statement from the team released yesterday, his expected recovery time makes it unlikely for the Spaniard to return to racing during the current season.
Speedy recovery
How is it in the biggest race in the world they can’t install padded barriers or even hay bales instead of metal barriers, it is just crazy
I’d even understand if it was on a long stage. That’s a super short course in a city, no excuse for this…
Exactly, I think there was only something like 11 corners, so what would it have taken just to do the outside of each of those corners in something safer? Those shitty barriers do some damage I’m the sprints also.
If you look at those turns, the barriers were pinched so made some of those turns incredibly tight.
With the weather as well, it wasnt just a ‘time’ trial.
50 euro for a few bales of hay how is a steel barrier going to do anything other than damage .metal meets skin.bone .ffs
We all heard bob say that yesterday
Or, why not be a nob, and be careful
It’s a race not a commute Peter!
He’s a pro cyclist
– his tyre choice and pressures were wrong according to David Millar
Basics people basics
He won’t have a choice on tyre Benji, they’ll be glued on rims in prep and won’t be able to change on day and although Valverde normally likes high pressures he’s only speculating that he had them high on this occasion. Its obvious looking at it he went in too hot.
Get well soon! Hope you’re for for La Vuelta!
Wishing you a speedy recovery. Not gonna be the same without you.
Speedy recovery.
Heal fast best wishes
Adelante campeon el equipo y nosotros tus fans te estamos extrañando y te deceamos pronta recuperacion!!
Get well soon…you will be missed
Speedy recovery Valverde
Get well soon all the best .
That doper doesnt need to be in hospital..he has his own drugs. Good riddance to him and the likes of him.
Wishing you a complete and speedy recovery.
Speedy recovery.
Blessings