Mikaël Chérel will have an extended stay on the sidelines with a hairline fracture to his pelvis ruling the AG2R-La Mondiale rider out of the Tour de France. The Frenchman sustained the injury at a training camp in the Sierra Nevada ad was originally ruled out of this week's Criterium du Dauphine.
AG2R-La Mondiale has since confirmed Cherel will miss July's Tour de France in a blow to the overall aspirations to team leader Romain Bardet. Chérel was a key rider in setting up Bardet's stage 19 win at last year's Tour which helped the Frenchman climb into second place overall.
"I tried riding the bike for a few meters just to test it, but the resulting pain quickly brought me back to my senses," Chérel said. "I am disappointed but I will be very motivated to prepare for the races at the end of the season."
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The team release stated x-ray's revealed Chérel sustained the "fracture of the pelvis at the iliac pubic junction".
Chérel previously fractured his pelvis when he crashed on on the Champs-Élysées during final stage of his Tour debut in 2012. He was able to finish the stage and placed 62nd in the general classification.
The 31-year-old joined AG2R La Mondiale from FDJ at the start of the 2011 season and has become a key domestique for Bardet, riding the last three Tour's in support of his teammate. Starting his 2017 season with sixth place at GP la Marseillaise, and has had a similar race programme to Bardet.
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