Vincenzo Nibali, who fell in the climb to Alpe d’Huez during the 12th stage of the Tour de France 2018, was successfully operated following his fractured thoracic vertebra announced its Bahrain-Merida team
Vincenzo Nibali, who fell in the climb to Alpe d’Huez during the 12th stage of the Tour de France 2018, was successfully operated following his fractured thoracic vertebra announced its Bahrain-Merida team. His exit from the hospital is scheduled for Wednesday.
Italian Vincenzo Nibali, who dropped out of the Tour de France following his fall in the climb of Alpe d’Huez, was successfully operated on Tuesday in Milan to reduce the fractured dorsal vertebra, the Bahrain team announced on Tuesday. .
The Sicilian should leave the hospital Wednesday and resume in a few days training, first on rollers and then on the road.
The “Messina Shark” , winner of the Tour 2014, dropped in the final of the Alpe d’Huez by the fault of a spectator. He managed to finish the 12th stage but had to give up in the evening.
Aged 33, Nibali is one of the few riders in history to have won the three great rounds (Giro, Tour, Vuelta). This year he won the “classicissima” Milan-Sanremo.
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🏥 @vincenzonibali has undergone a successful surgery today.
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— Team Bahrain Merida (@Bahrain_Merida) 31 July 2018
