- Cyclist reveals he ‘nearly lost my life’ in Bogotá accident
- Bernal is recovering in hospital after multiple surgeries
Egan Bernal has said that the injuries he sustained in a training crash left him with a “95% chance of becoming paraplegic”, in the cyclist’s first public statement since Monday’s accident in Colombia.
The two-time Grand Tour winner is making good progress according to a statement from Bogotá’s Clinica Universidad de La Sabana. Bernal remains in intensive care and is is due to undergo further surgery on Saturday after hitting a stationary bus at high speed while riding his time trial bike.
Written by PA Media
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jan/28/cycling-egan-bernal-training-crash-injuries-update under the title “Egan Bernal says he had 95% chance of becoming paraplegic after crash”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
