Fears of serious injury to Alvarado, bronze medalist, after the European Cyclocross Championships
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Follow us on GoogleSaturday’s Women's elite European Cyclocross Championship podium was one you don’t see very often. Second-place finisher Marie Schreiber refused to step onto the podium after she was disqualified, which naturally caused some discomfort for winner Lucinda Brand. Third-place finisher Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado, meanwhile, was in a lot of pain.
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Crash put end to Alvarado's hope for a win at European Championships
Alvarado was in contention for the win right up until the final lap, but a crash put an end to her hopes. It was immediately clear that the Dutch rider had injured her wrist, which naturally caused concern.
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So the fact that it took so long to even get on the podium wasn't exactly pleasant for Alvarado either. After she accepted her bronze medal—visibly in pain—she rode away, heading to the hospital, where she will receive further treatment.
While chaos erupted over the European title, national team coach Gerben de Knegt took Alvarado under his wing. “It really does look like she broke her finger, because she was in a lot of pain,” he said in Zeddam in the mixed zone,
Understandably, Alvarado also skipped the interviews. Hopefully, the damage won't be too bad for the athlete who also made her mark at the European Championships and ultimately managed to finish third on sheer grit.
Video: Alvarado's Crash at the European Cyclocross Championships
Could china of high drama moments be an omen for tomorrow's race?
It has been a high-drama afternoon, and following Michael Vanthourenhout's outburst on Thursday evening, cyclocross has been far from unenventful this week. The Belgian swore and attacked Scot Cameron Mason over a barging of shoulders in the final lap.
We hope that these events will not be repeated, and that no riders are seriously injured today, or tomorrow, and that tomorrow's race is drama free.
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Clarice has been following cycling her whole life, wroting about Thibaut Pinot (among others) for her university magazine while earning her masters in Journalism. She is passionate about furthering equality in sports coverage, and has taken huge inspiration from pillars of women’s cycling like Beryl Burton, Marianne Vos, and Laura Kenny.
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