The stellar Cuban cyclist Arlenis Sierra She said she felt “fine” after being involved in a massive fall this Sunday, during the Gent-Wevelgem race, in Flanders, Belgium.
Sierra, currently considered the main route in Cuba and Latin America, needed seven stitches in her elbow after that fall, which occurred after riding more than 100 kilometers and about 60 from the end. refers the digital site Hit.
However, the Manzanillera told the media this Sunday that she was “fine, without another injury.”
“I would say that the one I had is like new,” she added, after being treated at a hospital near the accident site.
Cyclist Arlenis Sierra quits after massive crash in Belgium
He received a seven-point suture on one elbow. She told JIT that everything is fine and that she hopes to participate in her next engagement. #cycling #Cuba #cycling https://t.co/H3mqBjlJDd pic.twitter.com/bzCXZ8YBd0— JIT Cuban Sport (@jit_digital) March 26, 2023
The Gent-Wevelgem, with a 165-kilometre route, was held on “a cold and rainy day, with sections of the route on uncomfortable cobblestones”, review Hitwhich points out that another 64 riders could not complete the test either.
Among these, along with Arlenis, were the Spanish Sheila Gutiérrez, Alicia González and Gloria Rodríguez, cyclists from the Movistar club, for which the Cuban competes.
The French Aude Biann (17th place) and the Iberian Lourdes Oyarbide (56th) were able to finish for this team, one of the main ones on the professional circuit, in a competition won by the Swiss Marlen Reusser (SD Worx).
“I hope to return to the road in my next commitment, that is the disposition,” the Cuban pointed out to Hitwhich does not specify the date of his return to the roads.
However, the report does explain that this Wednesday and Sunday another two one-day races of the world tour of the International Cycling Union (UCI) are scheduled. In the second of them, the presence of the Dutch multi-champion Annemiek van Vleuten, the main figure of Movistar, is expected.
Sierra, who is nicknamed “La Pantera” at her club, finished 2022 as the best router in America, in 20th place in the world ranking. This year she started the season with a fourth place in the Clásica de Almería race, last February, and since then she has taken part in other events on the international circuit.
