Egan Bernal, a top cyclist who has won the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia was seriously injured in a crash in his native Colombia.
Bernal, 25, was on a training ride outside Bogotá at the time of the incident. He fractured a vertebrae, several ribs, a femur and a kneecap and punctured a lung. He was rushed into surgery at Clínica La Sabana and is recovering after the “successful” procedures, including a complex operation on his spine, which indicates he avoided permanent damage. However, he remains in an intensive care unit.
Bernal and his teammates were conducting high-altitude training when he slammed into a suddenly stopped bus at about 30 mph.
