Two-time Grand Tour winner Egan Bernal stays in intensive care after present process surgical procedure on his backbone following a critical crash suffered whereas coaching in his native Colombia.
Bernal, 25, underwent a number of rounds of surgical procedure following the accident, with medical doctors working to restore fractures in his proper leg and kneecap in addition to a collapsed lung.
In a single day, the 2019 Tour de France winner had additional surgical procedure to restore dislocated fractures in his backbone.
An announcement from the Clinica Universidad de La Sabana in Bogota stated the operation “stored intact the neurological integrity and conserved the performance of the segments concerned”.
“We are going to look ahead to his progress over the subsequent 72 hours within the Intensive Care Unit to see the response to the course of therapy established for this high-energy trauma,” the assertion added.
“Now we have instantly begun the rehabilitation course of to realize the absolute best outcomes with our affected person.”
Studies in Colombia stated Bernal had struck a parked bus whereas driving at excessive velocity near his residence in Bogota, with photos displaying the Ineos Grenadiers rider receiving therapy subsequent to a heavily-dented car.
The British group issued their very own assertion on Monday night which didn’t give particulars of Bernal’s accidents, however did say he had been aware when transferred to hospital by the group’s medical employees.
“He’s steady and present process additional evaluation,” the assertion learn.
Whereas the vast majority of the Grenadiers squad trains in Europe Bernal had remained in Colombia to arrange for the upcoming season, driving alongside a small group of team-mates that features former Giro d’Italia champion Richard Carapaz.
Bernal, who took his second Grand Tour victory in final yr’s Giro, signed a brand new five-year contract with the Grenadiers earlier this month, and had set out his ambitions to focus on the Tour once more this summer season.
A number of riders and groups had been fast to submit messages of help to Bernal on social media.
Bernal’s team-mate Tao Geoghegan Hart the 2020 Giro winner, wrote: “We’re all hoping you’re okay @Eganbernal. So scary to learn this information. A tragic reminder how harmful our coaching could be.”
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