Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Alpecin-Deceuninck) has been compelled to take a seat out spherical 12 of the UCI Cyclocross World Cup in Zonhoven on Sunday as a consequence of extreme again ache.
Alvarado is presently main the general World Cup sequence after her constant performances throughout ten of the fourteen-round sequence. She opted to not compete in spherical 6 in Flamanville and confirmed that she is not going to compete in Zonhoven.
“At this time in Gullegem, I suffered once more from extreme again ache,” mentioned Alvarado. “I might barely run within the mud, and I couldn’t put any energy on the pedals both.”
Alvarado lined as much as compete on the Hexia Cross Gullegem on Saturday, received by Zoe Backstedt; nonetheless, she was compelled to cease mid-race because of the ache.
In a submit on Alvarado’s Instagram, Alpecin-Deceuninck mentioned that in settlement with medical workers and crew administration, it was determined to not take any dangers by competing within the following day’s Zonhoven World Cup.
Alvarado is now looking forward to competing on the Dutch Nationwide championships held subsequent weekend in Hoogeveen.
“Too dangerous, as a result of in Zonhoven, I might have taken a pleasant step in direction of the general win within the World Cup. However an osteopath go to is extra essential now. It is going to take a number of days to completely recuperate from this,” Alvarado mentioned.
Alvarado has received three rounds of the World Cup sequence in Dendermonde, Troyes and Namur. She is presently main the sequence with 312 factors, runner-up Lucinda Model (Baloise Trek Lions) has 237 factors and third-placed Puck. Pieterse (Fenix-Deceuninck) 220 factors.
The World Cup will proceed in Zonhoven on Sunday, adopted by spherical 13 in Benidorm on January 21, and spherical 14 in Hoogerheide on January 28.
