Eduardo Sepulveda who rides for Fortuneo-Vital Concept, was close to the finish line when he was struck by a barrier blown into his path by strong winds during the La Drôme Classic. The Argentanian believes he will be out for around three months.

“I don’t know what to think, the bad luck follows me. There was a steep slope at the finish and we were finishing one by one. Just as I passed around 125 metres to go, the wind blew up one of the barriers and it hit me directly", he told Ciclismo International. "I lost consciousness and it took me a while to wake up, fortunately the scans went well in this sense. [I have] stitches in the face, broken teeth, a fractured scaphoid in several places. Tomorrow a specialist will operate on me in Lyon and I think that I will be three months without my bike."

Sepulveda gad a great start this season with a second place at Tour de San Luis after a stage win on Cerro El Amago. His main goal now will be to be at the start of the Tour de France. "I will not miss the Tour de France but it very possible that I will not be at Fleche Wallonne and Liege. What happened is unacceptable, and I am very angry."