Van Impe fears early season end

Kevin van Impe of Team Quick.Step-Innergetic thinks he may have to put an early stop to his season because of knee problems. He injured this right knee in a training crash in Spain two months ago.

He tried to ride on Tuesday, he told Het Nieuwsblad. "I held it out for 20 minutes on the rollers," he said. "After 10 minutes the pain started. The knee is still infected.

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