Two-time French world champion Julian Alafilip will return to competition on Sunday during the French Championship (Cholet), two months after his relegation from Liege-Baston-Liege, his Quick-Step team announced on Tuesday. He got up with hemopneumothorax and many fractures (ribs). Dacic is still expected to appear at the start of the Tour de France, in which he has worn the yellow jersey in the last three games. The big start of the event, on July 1 in Copenhagen, will take place only five days after France.
On Sunday, the race in Cholet (Maine-et-Loire), which promised runners at the end of the 240 km urban area, will offer him his first race on April 24. “The Tour de France version is always open, it is always on my mind”, three weeks ago assured the two-time world champion. Since mid-May, the French light punch, who celebrated his 30th birthday in early June, has passed a promising final exam before leaving for an internship. “The good news is that my lungs have fully recovered, which of course made me very happy. “The broken bones were still painful, which is perfectly normal, as it takes longer to heal from these injuries.”he explained.
His condition will be examined on Sunday before his possible race in the Tour de France for his only race. “Of course, I still can’t do the same job as all the guys here, because I need time to train, to get back in shape, I still have to be careful not to let go of my injuries too much.”Alafilip explained when he arrived in Spain for an internship a few weeks ago.
(Complete list runners from the Quick Step formation who will be running this weekend).
Source: Le Figaro
