RADIOSHACK NISSAN TREK’s Tony Gallopin suffers from a hand fracture (4th metacarpal) after a crash in yesterday’s Road World Championships in Valkenburg. Gallopin was involved in the massive crash, with some 30 riders, four laps from the end of the race. Gallopin will be unable to start in the Tour of Piemonte, Paris-Bourges and Paris-Tours and is forced to put an end to his season.
The Team line-ups for the next races:
Milano-Torino (Italy), UCI 1.HC – 26 September 2012
Riders: Jan Bakelants, Daniele Bennati, George Bennett, Ben Hermans, Chris Horner, Yaroslav Popovych, Oliver Zaugg & Haimar Zubeldia.
Directors: Kim Andersen & Luca Guercilena
Gran Piemonte (Italy), UCI 1.HC – 27 September 2012
Riders: Jan Bakelants, Daniele Bennati, Ben Hermans, Chris Horner, Yaroslav Popovych, Thomas Rohregger, Oliver Zaugg & Haimar Zubeldia.
Directors: Kim Andersen & Luca Guercilena
Circuit Franco Belge (Belgium), UCI 2.1 – 27-30 September 2012
Riders: Matthew Busche, Laurent Didier, Jakob Fuglsang, Giacomo Nizzolo, Joost Posthuma, Gregory Rast, Jesse Sergent, Robert Wagner
Director: Dirk Demol
Il Lombardia (Italy), UCI WorldTour – 29 September 2012
Riders: Jan Bakelants, George Bennett, Ben Hermans, Chris Horner, Yaroslav Popovych, Thomas Rohregger, Oliver Zaugg & Haimar Zubeldia.
Directors: Kim Andersen & Luca Guercilena