Urán hacks his cycling shoes after toe fracture

La Fleche Wallonne 2020 - 84th Edition - Herve - Mur de Huy 202 km - 30/09/2020 - Rigoberto Uran (COL - EF Pro Cycling) - photo Vincent Kalut/PN/BettiniPhoto©2020
Rigoberto Urán (EF Education-Nippo) (Image credit: Bettini Image)

Rigoberto Urán has hacked his cycling shoes and cut a hole into the upper of his Sidi models to help relieve the pain of a fractured toe.

The Colombian EF Education-Nippo rider fractured his left outer toe on Monday night while getting out of bed. An X-ray confirmed the fracture.

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