The German cyclist John Degenkolb has to take a long time after his fall on the Tour of Flanders and will also miss the classic Paris-Roubaix.
Degenkolbs Team Picnic Postnl informed about this in the evening. “He will undergo surgery on the wrist, then rehabilitation follows. The schedules can often change, but we expect that he cannot take part in competitions for two months”said team doctor Camiel Aldershof.
Exactly ten years after his triumph in Roubaix, the 36 -year -old veteran will not be able to compete in the classic next Sunday. Degenkolb suffered injuries to the collarbone, on the elbow and on the wrist during the fall, as it was said in the message. “John is opened on the floor with some force“, said Aldershof.