Another cyclist hit by a car: Sylvain Moniquet is doing well: “I have nothing broken”

But the danger has not diminished since. Accidents are increasing. Louka Matthys was also hit by a car. “Unfortunately, I see incivility from motorists every day when I go out driving. Some people forget that the road is shared, that cyclists must be overtaken carefully, leaving a good gap (one and a half meters…)”, commented the professional rider from the Wagner-Bazin WB team. His winter preparation was delayed by a broken rib. Two young non-professional riders from the same club (the Entente Cyclisme Wallonie) suffered similar mishaps, in two different accidents two days apart, including one which could have been much more serious, since Alexy Delongueville was in a coma for several days Fortunately, the one who suffers. of a fractured patella and femur gave reassuring news this weekend on his condition.

These road hazards were in the news again this weekend. This time, it was Sylvain Moniquet who was the victim of an accident while he was pedaling. The Namur climber was hit by a car on Friday. “I was driving calmly from Namur towards Dinant, but, in a roundabout in Profondeville, a car did not see me and ran over me.he explains. Even with Mathieu van der Poel’s agility, I couldn’t have avoided it. This had never happened to me. It’s crazy to think that we sometimes take risks in races or when descending mountain passes and that such a dangerous accident can happen to us at 25 kilometers/hour, on a road that we know by heart… After the accident, I went straight to the emergency room. I was able to go home, because luckily I didn’t have anything broken.”

But he is physically broken. “I didn’t move until the next day, I’m still having trouble bending my legs, for example it’s impossible for me to do squats, but it’s progressing favorablydetails the man who has just changed his jersey, going from the Lotto tunic to that of Cofidis, where he signed for two years. “If all goes well, I hope to do another half hour of rolling late Monday or Tuesday.”

And resume the program that was his: carrying out tests in Lille with his new team before leaving for Spain and a preparation course with his new teammates.

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