Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) was hit by a motor racing driver on Saturday morning in Alcantarilla, in southeastern Spain.
Valverde was transferred to the Virgen de los Ángeles Arrixaca Hospital for a 24-hour follow-up, and Movistar confirmed in a medical update that he had not suffered any fractures.
“We verified that Alejandro Valverde does not present fractures or serious injuries after suffering an incident on Saturday while riding with a colleague in Alcantarilla,” Movistar wrote in a medical statement.
“Bala will remain under 24 hours and then be released. Your spouse is also fine. “
Valverde spoke on his social networks to verify that although the incident was serious, he was fine and wrote: “I have to thank everyone for the affection I earned today. Luckily, it’s all been a concern and I’m fine. “
Valverde, along with two training partners, were hit by the training vehicle after the driver of the vehicle reversed the group, according to a report by Ciclismoafondo.
The driver of the vehicle, a 69-year-old man, first fled and then went to the La Alberca police station to confess to the facts.
The government has placed him under arrest and taken him to the national police, who will now investigate the incident.
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Kirsten Frattini graduated with honors in Kinesiology and Health Sciences from York University in Toronto, Canada. She has been concerned about cycling from the network and the local point to the professional cycling WorldTour. He has worked in print and virtual publications, and with Cyclingnews as a correspondent in North America in 2006. Becoming production editor in 2014, she produces and publishes foreign racing policy for all men’s and women’s races, adds Spring Classics, Grand Tours, World Championships and Olympics, and writes and edits news and reports. As Kirsten, Women’s Editor-in-Chief of Cyclingnews, she also coordinates and oversees the global policy of races, news, reports and podcasts on women’s professional cycling.
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