Night came to the almighty Visma cycling team

In just eight days the equipment fell off the shelf Visma Lease a Bike after the accidents Wout van Aert and Jonas Vingegaard, who were his banners for him Giro d'Italia and the Tour de Francerespectively.

A hard blow that they have not been able to assimilate within the powerful group, which will now have to evaluate the objectives they will seek in those two races.

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Van Aert fell during the test Through Flandrea blow that had serious consequences, as he fractured his left clavicle and several ribs.

On Thursday, Van Aert confirmed that due to his injuries and the short time he has to recover he will not be in the Giro. “At the moment I can't think about training, so we have decided not to start the Giro,” he said.

The pink test will begin on May 4, insufficient time for Van Aert to arrive in good condition after that accident.

And on April 4, in the fourth stage of the Tour of the Basque Country, Vingegaard fell on a downhill, an accident that left the leader out, Primoz Roglic, and Remco Evenepoel, who also suffered a fracture, to talk about the most important runners.

The Dane, winner of the last two editions of the Tour de France, broke his collarbone, two ribs and suffered a lung contusion. He underwent surgery on his collarbone and treatment for his lung problem, but his presence in the Tour is very uncertain.

Doctors consulted by TIME They admit that there is time to recover, but that the problem is that it would not arrive in the best conditions. The Tour starts on June 29 in Italy, but it has been 10 days since the accident and the Danish rider has not left the hospital.

“We will not be able to see if they can return to competition. The problems are not going to be solved in a week,” said team boss Richard Plugge.

At this point in the season, UAE Emirates It is the winningest team with 23 victories, followed by Visma, which has 18 – of which, three World Tour titles: Through the Flandre, Tyrrhenian Adriatic and the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad–. Van Aert had won a stage in the Vuelta al Algarve and the Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne. Vingegaard won the title of O Gran Camiño and three stages and the general title of Tirreno.

That is why Visma is not clear about its outlook. Added to these problems is that Sepp Kuss, winner of the Vuelta a España, has not had even a good start to the season and that Primoz Roglic went to Bora.

It will be difficult for the group to do the job again in 2023, when they won the Tour, Giro and Vuelta, as they anticipated at the end of last season within the group.