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Rigoberto Uran: "The most important thing is morale and trying every day"
CyclingMonday, 11 July 2022 at 06:00
Rigoberto Uran was one of the breakaway riders in the ninth stage of the Tour de France. Urán was still suffering from his fall on Saturday, and he could not maintain the lead and finished 34th on the stage.
"I tried to gain some time, and My feeling is not super good after I fell yesterday. The body has to recover. I tried, but the climb was tough. For me, the most important thing is to try every day," said Uran to Eurosport.
Despite his fall, he is optimistic about the future and wants to keep trying, "The morale is good. I know the Tour is tough. Yesterday I had a tough crash. But the most important thing is morale and trying every day. They are there for me every day, thank you for your support," concluded Uran. He currently holds 22nd position in GC, 9 minutes and 41 seconds behind overall leader Tadej Pogacar.
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maria2024202422-11-2024 - It happens all to often. My crashes over time have yielded a broken neck, broken back, broken left leg, crush pelvis, three broken collarbones, broken right arm and I've even lost a rib. Somehow I still train and do some races every year, mainly time trials these days.awp22-11-2024
- In Italy you have few days, no more than 10 days.maria2024202422-11-2024
- Thank you, I don't know it.maria2024202422-11-2024
- Danish guy here. We have up to 6 monthsspock12322-11-2024
- Yeah I thought also he will race the Tour as well if Tim Wellens not feeling good.
James2631822-11-2024 - is it normal in Denmark not to have a name for the baby after 2 month of his birth? how is the baby officially registered in the municipality/commune? is it not immediate?maria2024202422-11-2024
- Convicted of? Didn't need to be convicted. He confessed. But he was guilty of fraud, racketeering, bribery, drug smuggling, threating witnesses, and extortion.Sweep22-11-2024
- And Lance is regularly at his side. I want to puke each time I see them together.dabman21-11-2024