Per week after 23-year-old’s participation within the Tour of Catalonia, Guardeno suffers head accidents in collision with automobile.
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Spanish bicycle owner Jaume Guardeno suffered a severe harm in a coaching crash and is receiving intensive care therapy in hospital, his staff Caja Rural-RGA stated.
“Guardeno suffered a fall final Tuesday whereas coaching after his participation within the Tour of Catalonia, which resulted in a collision with a automobile, leading to severe harm,” stated the staff in an announcement on Thursday.
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“He was taken by helicopter to Hospital Tauli in Sabadell, the place he’s within the ICU with severe accidents and beneath commentary.”
Spanish media reported that he suffered a head harm after dropping management of his bike when he rode over a stone and collided with a automobile.
The promising 23-year-old completed twenty ninth within the Tour of Catalonia final week and 14th in final yr’s Vuelta a Espana Grand Tour.
“We wish to categorical all our help and power to Jaume and his household throughout this time, wishing him a speedy and full restoration,” added Caja Rural-RGA.
Carapaz undergoes perineal surgical procedure
In the meantime, former Olympic champion Richard Carapaz has undergone surgical procedure for a perineal situation a month earlier than the Giro d’Italia, however the Ecuadorean goals to be match to compete for a fourth podium end within the race.
“It wasn’t a part of the plan, however it was dealt with in the absolute best means,” the 32-year-old, who received the Giro in 2019, completed second in 2022 and took third place final yr, posted on Instagram on Wednesday.
Carapaz, who took gold within the highway race on the Tokyo Olympics, missed the Tour de France and the Vuelta a Espana because of sickness final yr.
“From immediately, I’m totally targeted on my restoration and on getting again to peak situation forward of the Giro,” Carapaz added.

