Nuyens heads toward Classics full of motivation after crash-filled 2012

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Nick Nuyens (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff)

Nick Nuyens (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Nick Nuyens (Saxobank) later crashed

Nick Nuyens (Saxobank) later crashed (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Nick Nuyens

Nick Nuyens (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Yesterday (Wednesday) was the first time that Classics specialist 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Nick Nuyens got back on the bike in two months. The former Tour of Flanders and Het Nieuwsblad winner had an operation in September on his 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:hip injury sustained in the 2012 Paris-Nice.  The injury wrecked his C𒉰lassics season, and he is now building towards hitting the ground r🍬unning in 2013.

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.