The cyclist Egan Bernal was released from a clinic in Colombia where he was hospitalized for several weeks after he suffered a serious accident in which his life was compromised.
The Colombian “beetle” had to undergo several surgeries to treat the multiple fractures caused by the strong impact it had against an inter-municipal bus on the highway that leads from Bogotá to the city of Tunja.
The general director of the La Sabana Clinic, Juan Guillermo Ortiz Martínez, reported that the athlete is in the third phase of the trauma and is ready to start the rehabilitation process.
“Today, on the day of his discharge, we want to recognize his courage, strength and joy, we wish him the best success in his rehabilitation. Likewise, we want to recognize our interdisciplinary medical team for their great teamwork,” explained Ortiz.
For his part, Egan Bernal was very grateful to the medical team that treated himHe gave and did everything possible to treat the serious injuries that this accident left him.
“If it weren’t for you, the story would be different. So I want to thank you for allowing me to have a second chance,” Bernal explained.
Reveal video of the accident
The RCN News portal revealed an unpublished video of the accident where it can be seen that Egan Bernal was advancing at high speed and abruptly colliding with the inter-municipal bus that was parked on the road.
In this way, the images would show that the cyclist would not have realized that the vehicle was stopped due to the position he had on his time trial bike in which he was traveling at more than 60 kilometers per hour.
The young Colombian was preparing his 2022 season with the aim of participating in the Tour de France and other European races with his British team INEOS Grenadiers.
In the accident, the athlete suffered fractures in some vertebrae, in the femur, the right patella and several ribs. He also had a perforation in one of his lungs and had to undergo surgery on his spine several times.
In this way, the current champion of the Giro d’Italia and winner of the Tour de France will now have to start a long rehabilitation process due to the seriousness of his injuries.
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After this serious accident, it is unknown if Egan Bernal will be able to run this season. Doctors and relatives have assured that at this time the important thing is that the successful cyclist is recovering; since his life was compromised with this shock.
The cyclist’s followers have sent him hundreds of messages of support on networks; and they also hope that he will recover satisfactorily so that he can practice the sport that he is passionate about and that has given Colombia so much joy.
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