EF EdeVation -Zi Post announced yesterday (Saturday), the absence of his Ecuadorian participant Richard Karabaz, who took third place in the Italian bicycle race at the beginning of this month, France Race, which will begin next week, due to the infection of the stomach.
The team stated in a statement that Karabaz, who won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games, and the winner of the Mountin -Mountin title in the French race last year, suffered from abdominal pain and fever, and doctors advised him to avoid traveling over long distances and participating in competitions.
“I sadly tell you that the infection in the digestive system is forced to be absent in the French race,” wrote Karabaz in the application on Instagram.
He added: “This is not good news, but health always comes first. Thanks to everyone for your messages and support. “
The team added that Karabaz (32 years) will be released for several weeks to recover before resuming training, and will focus on the political race in Spain, which begins in August.
France Bicycle Race plans to start on July 5 in Lille and ends on Champions Street -Elis in Paris on July 27.
