Davide Formolo is set to undergo surgery and a six-week recovery period after accidentally dropping a teacup on his big toe. The Movistar rider confirmed the delay to his winter training due to the injury on his Instagram stories on Tuesday.
"There's nothing you can do about it; life is strange sometimes. You ride about 30,000km a year with trucks brushing against your handlebars, as if it were normal, you dive downhill on wet roads like Valentino Rossi at Mugello..." he wrote.
"Then one evening, a teacup lands on your foot, causing a small cut, and you can no longer lift your big toe. So, tomorrow morning I'm having surgery to stitch the tendon, followed by a long rehabilitation period that will be at least six weeks of stopping..."
Formolo will undergo surgery to repair the tendon in his toe on Wednesday morning, and it is expected he will need up to six weeks, possibly longer, to recover before he can return to training.
The Italian all-rounder is starting his third season with Movistar and will miss a large portion of his winter training. Although last season he started racing at the AlUla Tour in January, he could be forced to start the 2026 racing season at a later date.
