Shirin van Anrooij has made the tough choice to drag out of the UCI Road World Championships and finish her season early resulting from an unexplained lingering ache and energy loss in her left leg. The Dutch rider stated she would concentrate on working along with her medical crew for a analysis and restoration plan.
“Not the information I wished to share however we made the choice to finish my street season early and to skip Worlds,” Van Anrooij stated.
“I’ve been fighting ache and energy loss in my left leg and it has change into too clear that we have to do extra examinations to determine what’s unsuitable and one of the best path to a full restoration.
“It’s, in fact, disappointing however I’m additionally attempting to remain constructive and consider that we are going to unravel the problem and that I’ll again to my greatest degree earlier than returning to racing.”
Van Anrooij, a multi-discipline racer in street and cyclocross, made important progress in racing on the WorldTour during the last two seasons with a win at Trofeo Alfredo Binda and podiums in different main races at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Dwars door Vlaanderen, Tour of Flanders and Amstel Gold Race.
She has additionally secured the general title within the Women’s WorldTour youth class for 3 seasons and was a favorite to win the under-23 ladies’s street race world title on the upcoming Worlds in Zurich.
“I’m nonetheless happy with what I’ve achieved this season, even when it isn’t the top I hoped for, and much more proud to have secured this UCI Women’s WorldTour U23 jersey for the third yr in a row,” she stated.
“Good luck to all my Lidl-Trek teammates for the final a part of their season and to the Dutch crew this week.”
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