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Lawrence Ostlere

Egan Bernal feels ‘born again’ leaving Colombian hospital two weeks after life-threatening crash into bus

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Egan Bernal said he feels “born again” as he left hospital two weeks after a serious training crash left him in intensive care.

The 2019 Tour de France winner broke 20 bones and collapsed both lungs after hitting the rear of a stopped bus at high-speed in his native Colombia. He was transported to Clinica Universidad de La Sabana in Bogota where he underwent seven operations including two spinal surgeries.

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