Julian Alaphilippe has undoubtedly avoided the worst. From his attitude, we knew his right shoulder was the cause of his abandonment on the 11th stage of the Vuelta, this one is only dislocated according to the examinations carried out in a hospital in the south of Spain. Since he does not have a fracture, the double world champion can consider a faster return to competition even if his team refuses to give a timing.
The next step for Julian Alaphilippe will be new examinations at the Harentals hospital in Belgium on Thursday to assess the damage more precisely, according to the press release from his Quick-Stepo Alpha Vinyl team. With a broken shoulder, the Frenchman’s season was probably already over. Without, he can consider a relatively quick return to competition. From there to seek a hat-trick at the Worlds (September 25)? There is a step that we will be careful not to cross.