Rigoberto Urán (EF Schooling-EasyPost) will not be ending his skilled biking profession with a bang however with a whimper. The 37-year-old, who deliberate to retire on the finish of the season, crashed throughout stage 6 on the Vuelta a España and broke a bone in his hip, his crew introduced.
The Colombian fell throughout Thursday’s 181-kilometre stage from the Carrefour at Jerez de la Frontera to Yunquera and didn’t end the stage.
After he was assessed by the medical employees, the crew introduced Urán’s misfortune.
“X-rays discovered a fracture within the larger trochanter of his left hip,” the crew posted on social media. “He doesn’t want surgical procedure and can return house to get better. Not the best way we wished to see Rigo end his final dance 💔 Please be part of us in wishing him properly.”
Urán confirmed that 2024 could be his final season as an expert rider in February, saying he wished to compete within the Olympic Video games in Paris earlier than hanging up his bike, however he was not chosen by Colombia for the Video games.
“I am afraid of retirement and crashes,” Urán mentioned to Canal RCN earlier this 12 months. “All the pieces in life has an finish, however I’m very afraid of my retirement, you need to have psychological assist. Excessive-performance athletes reside in a bubble, every little thing is tailor-made to you and also you get used to that life.
“I’m additionally afraid of crashes, it’s troublesome to see the household endure. The reality is that I’m already too previous for the game.”
Thursday’s Vuelta stage may be the final the world sees of Urán within the peloton after the damage. He leaves an extended checklist of palmares together with the silver medal within the London Olympics highway race, stage wins in all three Grand Excursions and two podium finishes within the Giro d’Italia (2013, 2014) and one within the Tour de France (2017).
Urán left the door open to taking part in different races after the Vuelta on the groups presentation, however with a fracture, his rehabilitation might properly prolong previous the top of the season, which closes with the Tour of Guangxi on October 20.
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