Alex Molenaar of Caja Rural will not participate in the sixth stage of the Tour
The Herbeeras cyclist suffers a fracture in the first metacarpiano of his right hand caused by the fall he suffered before the banner of the last 5 kilometers of the fifth stage ending on Wednesday in Pau. The green team cyclist was making his meritorious debut on the Tour de France and even managed to wear the mountain leader's jersey on Tuesday.
Alex Molenaar, on the podium, wearing a mountain shirt.
The Caja Rural Seguros RGA has lost the Herbeeri Alex Molenaar in the last leg of the fifth stage.
Molenaar managed to finish the tour despite many injuries, suffering the fall just before the banner of the last 5 kilometers, and according to his team, "hitting the ground violently, particularly damaging the entire left side."
Tests conducted after Pau's day have revealed that the cyclist suffers a fracture in the first metacarpal bone ofhis right hand, making it impossible for him to continue competing on the Tour de France, in addition to which Molenaar has several bruises on various parts of his body.
Until his fall on Wednesday, the green team cyclist was making his meritorious debut on the Tour de France and even managed to wear the mountain leader's jersey on Tuesday.
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