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Sad start of Tour de France for TBM pubblicato il 02/07/2017
BAHRAIN MERIDA Pro Cycling Team
 
 
Sad start of Tour de France for TBM
 
Düsseldorf, 1st July - Today's opening stage of Tour de France. Under heavy weather condition, 198 riders started their 14km individual time trial on slippery roads. 
 
 
 
All our riders started and went quite well with solid performance; however, our leader Ion Izagirre who started as the last of our team, crashed badly in the corner close to the point where Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) had crashed as well. It was a very hard hit into the fence. Izagirre was then immediately transported to the hospital by an ambulance in company with the team doctor Luca Pollastri. The first diagnosis said that Ion Izagirre has an unstable lumbar fracture and he needs a surgical treatment. We will come with further information in the next days.
 
 
 
We are deeply sad that Ion will not continue this year's Tour de France, where he was meant to be the team leader after the strong performance this season. It is a big loss for Team Bahrain-Merida. All riders and staffs will put heads together, and bite into the further challenges of Tour de France.
 
 
 
Photo credit: Miwa Iijima



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