Egan Bernal already does rollers on the bicycle, after the accident he suffered on January 24 which clearly says that his rehabilitation is going better than expected.
Seeing him pedal after the strong crash and the injuries he suffered, which forced him to undergo surgery five times, is encouraging and fans are counting when he will return to competition.
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Xabier Artexte is one of the coaches of the Ineos team, the manager of the Hispanic base, who was with Bernal at the time of the accident and accompanied him for several days.
The Spaniard spoke of the subject, of the recovery of his pupil and of the option that there is for him to compete in a race again.
“If we were to think about standard recovery times the answer would be no, but Egan is a top athlete and his recovery skills are above average as well.” Artexte told Gazzetta dello Sport.
And he added: “I would not reject this possibility even without setting it as a fixed goal, it is an option that exists.”
The current champion of the Giro d’Italia suffered multiple fractures when he crashed into a bus, while training on the bicycle against the clock in the vicinity of the Cundinamarca municipality of Gachancipá, but the recovery has been quick.
“Why not? He is working to return as soon as possible. It could be 2023, but it could also be the end of this year. We should not exclude it, far from it ”, commented the DT when talking about the option of Bernal’s return to racing.
Artexte warned that although scientifically saying that Bernal will return to a maximum level after the incident is baseless, he is confident that it could be very possible.
“I have always told the team doctor: ‘yes, I have faith in this, that he will return to the highest level’. I know that what I am saying has no scientific basis, because you cannot know what is going to happen, but I see it working, and once he has regained strong musculoskeletal stability, he may be able to correct some decompensation that was there before, be more balanced,” he said.
Egan Bernal, in his networks, has not said when he will return, but he has warned that he feels better every day and that he is willing to work hard to get back on the road soon.
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