Giacomo Nizzolo out of European Championships after injuries sustained at Eurométropole Tour
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Giacomo Nizzolo was one of the victims of the recent Eurométropole Tour, and the injuries he sustained there have led the Italian sprinter to pull out of the European championships where he was a contender for the medals.
"I am very sorry to say that unfortunately I cannot compete for the European title on Sunday due to a heavy crash in 'Eurometropole'. I gave everything to be there, but the pain is too strong. I will support my teammates from home. Forza Azzurri," Nizzolo said in a social media post.
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Italy has a multi-pronged approach to the race, one that does not suit aggressive racing, but with the presence of powerhouse riders such as Matteo Trentin and Filippo Ganna, sprinters such as Alberto Dainese and Jonathan Milan who've shown great form recently, the team will not lack any option.
In his replacement however will be Elia Viviani who can equally target a high result in the road race, although the team's hopes should now rely much more on Team DSM sprinter Alberto Dainese in the sprint at Munich.
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- “During a TT, I am basically blind”. That was his quote after crashing into the barriers in a TT. The problem isn’t the UCI, radios or air bags. The problem is the riders and their teams.JoeyB22-12-2024
- I think you overestimate scientific knowledge and for sure the spreading of it. There are huge numbers of people in similar situations, if there were an easy solution somebody would be making big money out of it. Nerve pain can have many complex origins or be due to complex combinations of reasons. Even if you discover a reason there is not always a solution. Migraines haven’t been solved either. I have had lower back/hip nerve pains on and off for over 30 years, no kind of doctor has ever found a way to reduce, prevent or solve the problem. It may just be that some people are born with nerves that are too short or get twisted out of position during certain movements.Mistermaumau22-12-2024
- Amazing ride by her and very promising for her future. On a side note, it’s a bit worrying all these wins riders have after emotional moments in their lives, someone will come up with emotional doping at some point. Maybe give them fake news just before a big race to get hormones pumping.Mistermaumau22-12-2024
- I doubt he will have the energy to do that if he continues to do leadout for Phillipsenabstractengineer22-12-2024
- I know several people who’ve tried contacting sport airbag manufacturers and none of them ever got a reply. Might be hard to organise anything with such attitudes.Mistermaumau22-12-2024
- It's the BBC. Who cares outside of little Britain.leodis22-12-2024
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- Thanks Dadmobk22-12-2024
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