Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde and another Movistar teammate were hit this Saturday by a hit-and-run driver.
The news was picked up by the local newspaper La Opinion de Murcia, which initially announced that three cyclists, including Valverde, were training on the RM-560 road when they were run over and thrown by the car. An ambulance and the Murcia Police immediately went to the scene, who are now trying to find out the identity of the driver.
The incident was confirmed by Movistar (a team to which Valverde has belonged since 2005) which, however, assures that the driver ran over two team cyclists and not three. In a statement, the team guarantees that “both are fine, without fractures or other major injuries.”
We confirm that @alexvalverde in the magazine Fractures and serious injuries after suffering an incident this Saturday when he was filming with a teammate in Alcantarilla.
The bullet will remain under observation for 24 hours and will then be unloaded. Your partner is fine too. pic.twitter.com/Y2GmfU9HYf
– Movistar Team (@Movistar_Team) July 2, 2022
According to Movistar, Valverde will remain under observation in the hospital for 24 hours.
Source: Observadora
