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Alasdair Fotheringham

'There's inevitably going to be an impact on his plans' - after off-season domestic accident, Arnaud De Lie gets 2026 racing underway at Clásica Almería

Arnaud De Lie during 2025-2026 winter training.

Arnaud De Lie (Lotto-Intermarché) will make his keenly anticipated 2026 debut today (Sunday) in the sprinter-friendly Clásica de Almería, team sources have warned against excessively high expectations that the 23-year-old fastman will hit the ground running.

Rather, a domestic accident over the winter, in which the Belgian fastman injured his ankle, means almost certain delays in De Lie's rise to top form - or at the very least, questionmarks over how quickly he will be up for fighting it out in top condition for a sprint.

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