Lampaert ruled out of opening weekend with broken sternum
Yves Lampaert (Etixx-QuickStep) will miss Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne this weekend, having fractured his sternum in a crash at the Volta ao Algarve.
The Belgian came down on the opening stage of the Portuguese race and battled on with the injury before eventually pulling out on the final day. Closer examination revealed a broken sternum, or breastbone, and it is unclear when he'll be back in action, though he did pick out Dwars door Vlaanderen on March 23 as a possible return date.
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"My crash in the Tour of Algarve has caused me more harm than I suspected. I have a break in my sternum, all the way up to my neck," wrote Lampaert on his Instagram page.
"With great pain in my heart I will miss the opening weekend. I don't yet know where I will resume but I hope to be back there at Dwars door Vlaanderen. Until then I'll keep an eye on everything through the television."
Lampaert is the latest in a string of riders who are being forced to miss the opening weekend. Bryan Coquard (Direct Energie) broke his shoulder blade ahead of the Ruta del Sol, ruling himself out for six to eight weeks, while Johann Vansummeren has been sidelined by a heart problem and André Greipel is a doubt after breaking a rib in a crash at the Volta ao Algarve. Then there's the Giant-Alpecin team, who have had to pull out of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad due to a rider shortage following their training crash in Spain last month.
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