"The doctor had to look everywhere in my body for bone fragments": Matteo Trentin returns two months after horrific crash
CyclingFriday, 05 June 2026 at 06:00
Matteo Trentin was one of the strongest riders of this year's Classics campaign and fought for a top result on every cobbled race up until the Tour of Flanders. There, the Italian veteran once again placed himself in a position to compete for a top-5 result, until a large crash in the chasing group terminated Trentin's spring early. The Tudor Pro Cycling rider suffered multiple injuries and will only return to competition this weekend - two months since the Tour of Flanders.
"I broke my collarbone in four pieces, and I think the doctor had to look everywhere in my body for bone fragments. I also broke three ribs," Trentin explained the extent of his injuries in an Instagram story shared by his team.
It's taken a while to let the setback fade away, but now the 36-year-old rider is now almost fully recovered and ready to take on the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (June 7-14). This year's edition is, more than ever, suited to climbers, however Trentin could try to compete in a sprint on stages 2, 4 and 5. On the other days, he'll be ready to help GC leader Yannis Voisard and breakaway artist Julian Alaphilippe.
"It took a while before I was fully recovered, but I am on the right path to getting my old strength back. The past week and a half has gone very well. I am almost back to my old self."
Hope to make the Tour selection
The summer only begins for Trentin with the re-branded Critérium du Dauphiné. An interesting appointment will be the heavily unpredictable Italian Championships. However Trentin has his eyes set on a race one week later:
"Then the national championships and then maybe... maybe the Tour de France. We’ll see!"
Tudor Pro Cycling qualified for the 2026 Tour de France through UCI ranking as one of the three best ProTeams. The full lineup of the Swiss formation is yet to be unveiled, but we can expect home-favourite Julian Alaphilippe, time trialist Stefan Küng or 7th overall from recent Giro Michael Storer among nominated.
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