{"id":266678,"date":"2026-10-09T22:54:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T22:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/09\/im-kind-of-nervous-will-mystery-knee-injury-hold-isaac-del-toro-back-at-il-lombardia\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T22:54:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T22:54:06","slug":"im-kind-of-nervous-will-mystery-knee-injury-hold-isaac-del-toro-back-at-il-lombardia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/09\/im-kind-of-nervous-will-mystery-knee-injury-hold-isaac-del-toro-back-at-il-lombardia\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I&#8217;m kind of nervous&#8217; \u2013 Will mystery knee injury hold Isaac del Toro back at Il Lombardia?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-83dd1cd8-c433-11f1-b3d5-4b9c1f4ff604\">In the eyes of many, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/isaac-del-toro\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/isaac-del-toro\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/isaac-del-toro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Isaac del Toro<\/a> is the favourite for <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/il-lombardia\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/il-lombardia\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/il-lombardia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Il Lombardia<\/a>, but there is a question mark hanging over the Mexican, in the form of a mysterious knee injury.<\/p>\n<p>Del Toro first revealed the issue ahead of Gran Piemonte on Thursday, and though he did go on to ride an aggressive race, he has highlighted the issue on numerous occasions since, both after the race and again on Friday, on the eve of Il Lombardia.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"ecom-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-83dd1cd8-c433-11f1-b3d5-4b9c1f4ff604-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;It&#8217;s going ok, I think today I&#8217;ve had no real discomfort. I don&#8217;t know what might happen, but I&#8217;m hoping it&#8217;ll be ok tomorrow,&#8221; Del Toro said at the teams presentation in Bergamo the evening before the &#8216;race of the falling leaves&#8217;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[10px] lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel=\"\" data-jwp-carousel-payload=\"{&quot;ids&quot;:{&quot;playerID&quot;:&quot;jYDCcabO&quot;,&quot;searchPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;gwjdoYHD&quot;,&quot;divID&quot;:&quot;botr_gwjdoYHD_jYDCcabO_div&quot;,&quot;fallbackPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;gwjdoYHD&quot;,&quot;fallbackDivID&quot;:&quot;botr_gwjdoYHD_jYDCcabO_div&quot;,&quot;key&quot;:&quot;X9\\\/mXVGac0NphghLH9hZaqWA5d3dhAM\\\/Ih07grnEyMLjuO2E&quot;,&quot;tintLogo&quot;:true,&quot;useSearchPlaylist&quot;:false,&quot;enabled&quot;:true},&quot;signPostingEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;signPostingLinkEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;waitForAdLoad&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnDesktop&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnMobile&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnTablet&quot;:false}\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-nowrap items-center justify-between gap-3 bg-zinc-900 px-[14px] py-3\" data-jwp-carousel-header=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-article-heading capitalize leading-5 text-white whitespace-nowrap\"><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest Videos From<\/span><span class=\"jwp-carousel-brand\">Cyclingnews<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;We&#8217;re dealing with the necessary things: feeling good and finishing off the year well.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Del Toro hasn&#8217;t been able to pinpoint the specific cause of the pain.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t know why. After the travel I started to have some trouble,&#8221; <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=epXadoFgYuo\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=epXadoFgYuo\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" rel=\"noopener\">he&#8217;d said ahead of Gran Piemonte<\/a>. &#8220;I had the same bikes, same shoes, same everything. I don\u2019t know.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">On Friday, he revealed that he feels the pain mostly when he&#8217;s riding in the saddle.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-ksb4vV2jQAd4xfNcEBMMUR\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-ksb4vV2jQAd4xfNcEBMMUR slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;When I stand up it&#8217;s not a big deal, it\u2019s when I&#8217;m in the saddle. So it kind of helps to attack,&#8221; he said in <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rz6phRIovRU\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rz6phRIovRU\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" rel=\"noopener\">a separate interview with <em>CyclingProNet<\/em><\/a>..<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Del Toro, who has had an extraordinary third professional season with a Tour de France podium and three WorldTour stage race titles, has a huge opportunity to land a first Monument of his career.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">With Tadej Poga\u010dar absent, and having placed fifth behind his all-conquering teammate here 12 months ago, Del Toro faces the likes of Remco Evenepoel and Paul Seixas but has a clear shot at glory in Como on Saturday \u2013 if of course the knee holds up.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;It\u2019s normal we want to finish it off in Il Lombardia, we want to do it better,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;It\u2019s not a secret I had this kind of problem. We need to be high with the mentality and also do super good.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t know, I&#8217;m kind of nervous,. But if the body is going good, I\u2019m happy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-83dd1eb8-c433-11f1-8d4a-df4520c3e33d\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><em><strong>Subscribe to Cyclingnews for comprehensive race coverage of the UCI Gravel World Championships, alongside the final Monument of the season, Il Lombardia. Subscribers get unlimited access to exclusive analysis from our expert columnists, in-depth features and industry-leading tech insight. 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