Sutil - Quick-Step road captain hit by car during training, ending hopes of Tour de France debut with Evenpoel

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Sutil - Quick-Step road captain hit by car during training, ending hopes of Tour de France debut with Evenpoel

"I'm looking a little double right now," Pieter Serry told Het Nieuwsblad magazine of one of several consequences of a recent training accident.

Selly, a longtime member of Soudal-Quick Step, was hit by a car during a training session on June 3, rendering the 35-year-old unconscious.

He did not know how the accident happened, as he only woke up when he underwent various tests at the hospital, but his bike was broken in two places and his helmet was all but destroyed.

Fortunately, no bones were broken, but Celley suffered a major concussion and is unable to train.

Celie recently completed the Giro d'Italia, in which he has competed 10 times as team captain. However, according to Het Nieuwsblad, his hopes of competing in the Tour de France are gone.

"Physically, it's not bad. 'My vision is a little double vision and I don't know when that will improve. Unless I can see completely clearly, I can't start training."

Celie said his case is being handled by a doctor at the University Hospital in Ghent and a medic from Sudar Quickstep.

According to Het Nieuwsblad, the Belgian is one of the leading candidates to support Remco Evenpoel at this summer's Tour de France and has been a support rider for the time trial world champion in every Grand Tour he has participated in, but he will He says he will have to switch to other goals.

"I will start training on the rollers this week and hope to be able to train at altitude with the team.

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