Albert Torres crashed 60 kilometers from the finish on the fourth stage of the Benelux Tour, in which Belgian Tim Merlier won the sprint. In the first instance, his team, Movisar, reported that the runner “was conscious and moving, but very sore in the chest“At that time, he was transferred to a hospital without being able to complete the stage, and it was in that medical center in Belgian lands that the real extent of the injuries was seen: clavicle and three-rib fracture. This same Thursday will be operated.
“In a few hours I will go through the operating room for the clavicle operation. Not everything is bad news, a great victory for Superman and the entire Movistar team in La Vuelta“, said the Balearic in social networks. Therefore, it seems complicated that Albert Torres returns to roll with the ranks of Movistar this season and, for the moment, his contract with the Navarrese team ends at the end of the year. This season he ran the Giro d’Italia, having as best position a creditable eighth place in a getaway on the way to Gorizia.n one of their great goals of the year, the madison test at the Tokyo Games with Sebastián Mora, they finished in sixth place. Now, Torres will seek the best possible recovery before addressing the new challenges.
