‘We will come back stronger’said the cyclist Richard Carapaz After his Leaving the Tour de France due to injury. Carchense fell in the first stage of the Grande Boucle and he suffered an injury from which he is in the initial stages of recovery and from which, according to experts’ estimates, he would be ready to compete in six weeks.

José Reinhart is the expert who leads the medical staff working with Carapaza in the country, and speaking to EL UNIVERSO he said that the Olympic winner presented trabecular microfracture of the left femur, partial rupture of the internal retinaculum and stretching of the internal lateral ligamentwho was fitted with a long knee immobilizer to prevent movement during the trip to Ecuador.

Richard Carapaz: We will come back stronger

He returned to the country with the cyclist, new medical assessments confirmed that he did not need surgical treatment; however, doctors are awaiting other results to begin the second phase of recovery, while The Olympic winner is on “active vacation” with “high-intensity electrical stimulation” therapy to prevent muscle atrophy and loss of strength and resistance.

First estimate of their recovery process takes about six weeks; however, everything will depend on the reaction of the broker’s body to determine the time when he will be able to compete again.

Carapaz will be re-evaluated on Monday to determine if the fracture has consolidatedwhich would be decisive for promoting recovery with an activity typical of cycling, such as rollerblading training.

“Our intention, the team’s and Richard’s, is for him to be ready to compete in the Tour of Spain, with that goal in mind, we started the therapy, in double terms,” ​​said the doctor.

“To return it, We do focused therapy, with liquid nitrogen that brings us to minus 20 or 25 degrees of temperature, which speeds up the recovery process.. We will use what we have in our hands to make him recover quickly and well,” commented Reinhart.

From the crew and medical staff there is optimism that Carapaz can get back into business and competition in the short termwhich would direct carchense to to be part of the Tour of Spain, which starts on August 26, the most important competition in the calendar of the International Cycling Union that remains until the end of the season.

“We believe that in about three weeks, filming could begineverything is a daily evolution, but above all we have to wait for the athlete’s organic response,” said the doctorand “as experts, we have to risk everything so that Richard can return to training and competitions in the shortest possible time,” he said.

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The the injury “was a big blow for Richard”said Juanma Gárate, sporting director of the EF team, who lamented that the “dream” of the Ecuadorian and his team ended “in a few hours”.

“However, Richard is a very determined cyclist, with character. He has been in similar situations in his career. He immediately spoke about the following goals. With the information we have now, maybe I can participate in the Vuelta,” Gárate said, optimistic to recover his leader and place him on the starting line of the Spanish circuit. (D)