{"id":242514,"date":"2025-11-04T02:52:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T02:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/242514\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T02:52:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T02:52:09","slug":"it-is-not-clear-when-she-will-race-again-former-world-champions-return-to-racing-uncertain-as-knee-injury-proves-more-of-a-concern-than-initially-hoped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/242514\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIt is not clear when she will race again” \u2014 Former world champion’s return to racing uncertain as knee injury proves more of a concern than initially hoped"},"content":{"rendered":"

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That assessment marks a shift from a week earlier, when Roodhooft suggested progress was moving in the right direction as Alvarado completed her first off-road training sessions. The Dutch rider had steadily increased load in recent weeks, but discomfort has persisted and the team will not rush her back.<\/p>\n

Delayed start for one of last winter\u2019s standout performers<\/p>\n

The setback comes after two of the strongest winters of Alvarado\u2019s senior career.<\/p>\n

After winning the overall World Cup in 2023\/24, she backed that campaign up with another consistent and high-quality run in 2024\/25. Her results included World Cup victories in Namur and Zonhoven, silver at the European Championships, a string of Superprestige wins and podiums, and seventh at the World Championships.<\/p>\n

Those performances cemented her place alongside Fem van Empel and Puck Pieterse at the front of the sport, leaving expectation that she would once again be a major factor from the opening rounds this season.<\/p>\n

Instead, her winter begins on the sidelines \u2014 and with no timeline yet in place.<\/p>\n

\"alvarado<\/p>\n

Alvarado was world champion back in 2020<\/p>\n

No shortcuts as season gathers pace<\/p>\n

With the women\u2019s field already at full tilt \u2014 Van Empel as always proving to be a benchmark and Lucinda Brand in winning form \u2014 Alvarado\u2019s delayed start keeps another headline contender out of the front of the race.<\/p>\n

Her strength across varied courses last winter \u2014 excelling on heavy, technical laps as well as faster circuits \u2014 suggested she was well-placed to build on consecutive strong seasons. But for now, ongoing knee irritation has made caution unavoidable.<\/p>\n

The team remains optimistic about her long-term outlook, yet the absence of a clear target reflects a priority on full resolution over urgency. When she does return, Alvarado will face a field already deep into its rhythm \u2014 but her performances over the past two seasons show she has the level to re-establish herself quickly once fully fit.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" That assessment marks a shift from a week earlier, when Roodhooft suggested progress was moving in the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":242515,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4985,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-242514","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-cycling","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242514\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}