Luke Plapp (Jayco-AlUla) has ended the Australian racing season early, together with his staff asserting that the rider who got here sixth total on the Tour Down Under can be sitting out the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race on Sunday on account of a wrist harm.
Plapp could possibly be seen racing with a closely taped up left wrist earlier within the Australian summer season season and the rider informed Cyclingnews in Adelaide on Sunday that he had re-aggravated an earlier harm in December when he crashed in coaching whereas descending Mount Buffalo. He stated that it had been sore since however he had been cleared, although one other evaluation of the harm has result in a choice to pause his race plans.
“After struggling with ongoing wrist discomfort from an harm sustained in 2024, Luke Plapp is not going to race the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race underneath recommendation from the staff’s medical employees after being reassessed,” stated the staff in a press release.