Alvarado confirms European Championship injury with tongue-in-cheek Instagram update: 'No excuses, right?'
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Follow us on GoogleCeylin del Carmen Alvarado came third at the controversial women's European Cyclocross Championships at the weekend, having crashed in the final lap. The Dutch rider took to Instagram to update on her situation, confirming her injury.
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Alvarado crashed at the European Championships
Long wait for the podium left Alvarado in visible pain
The podium ceremony at the women's European Championships was delayed by some time because of the controversial decision to relegate Marie Schreiber, and instate second-place Lucinda Brand to first. This meant Alvarado, who crossed the line third, had to wait around for her chance to step onto the stage.
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The Dutchwoman was in clear pain during the podium ceremony, at which Schreiber chose not to make an appearance, stating she felt 'disrespected' and poorly treated. It was clear immediately after Alvarado's crash in the final lap that she had injured her wrist, and the national coach Gerben de Knegt worried she had broken her fingers saying, "She really was in a lot of pain."
In a video from the race, Alvarado was grimacing, and shaking her wrist and arm repeatedly, and looked to be trying to not place weight through that hand on the handlebars. Alvarado skipped the post-race interviews in order to attend hospital, to undergo treatment.
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Alvarado took to Instagram to confirm her injury
On her Instagram, Alvarado posted an update to her story. The picture showed the Dutch rider on her indoor training set up, riding her bike by a big window showing autumnal leaves. However, the bike had a large pile of cushions perched high on the handlebars, and Alvarado was resting her forearms on these.
It is clear in the photo that her left hand and wrist is in a cast, confirming that her injury is more serious than hoped. It is not all doom and gloom however, as the Dominican-born rider added some tongue-in-cheek captions.
"No excuse, right?" she joked, adding "I wanted to work on my TT position anyway 🥲".
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