Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors) will return to racing later than scheduled after injuring his calf muscle during a training rider.
The Colombian – winner of eight races this season – had been scheduled to take part in RideLondon Classic, which would have marked his return to action following a break which he took after completing his maiden Grand Tour, the Giro d’Italia, but unfortunately his comeback has now been delayed.
While training in Colombia, as he was preparing to launch a sprint during a ride, Gaviria’s left foot unclipped and the pedal hit his calf muscle, an incident resulting in a hematoma which required surgery, that the 22-year-old underwent on Wednesday afternoon, in Medellin.
Gaviria, who took four stages and the coveted maglia ciclamino at the 100th edition of the Giro d’Italia, in May, will now have to rest for a few days, before returning to training and then traveling back to Europe in a couple of weeks. The Colombian’s new racing schedule for the last part of the season will be decided and communicated in the upcoming weeks.
