This Sunday 15th of December, Gerben Kuypers sustained a collarbone fracture in his crash during the fourth race of the cyclocross World Cup in Namur. The cyclocross specialist of Charles Liégeois Roastery CX was successfully operated in AZ Herentals in the evening and is forced to end his cyclocross season. He will start the recovery process and prepare a comeback on the road with World Team Intermarché-Wanty.
“Gerben Kuypers sustained a fracture of his left collarbone in his crash during the cyclocross World Cup in Namur and was treated via surgery in the evening. After a succesful operation he is feeling good and was released from the hospital in Herentals this Monday. He will observe one week of rest and should be able to gradually build up training on the rollers next week. Consequently, he is forced to put an end to his cyclocross season with Charles Liégeois Roastery CX, but we expect him to be recover well ahead of the next collective training camp in Alicante with the World Team in January.”
"After a collective training camp with Intermarché-Wanty in Alicante, I was feeling well to start the World Cup in Namur, an important race for our Walloon sponsor Charles Liégeois Roastery. And I managed to confirm this with an excellent start. Together with Kevin Kuhn, we battled in the lead of the race for the podium, until my crash halfway through the race. With my sports director Bart Wellens we immediately went to the AZ Herentals, where I could undergo surgery four hours after my crash thanks to the excellent follow-up of the medical staff of Intermarché-Wanty. Everything went well, I had a good night, which is a first step towards the start of my rehabilitation. It is another major setback after my disturbed winter last year. But I want to relativize, I will shift my focus towards my road season with the World Team, for which I also cherish nice ambitions."
