Cardiac tests ‘showed no signs of concern’ for Sonny Colbrelli
Cardiac tests 'showed no signs of concern' for Sonny Colbrelli
Sonny Colbrelli is recovering well after collapsing at the finish of the opening stage of the Volta a Catalunya, while cardiac tests carried out last night showed “no signs of concern or compromised functions”.
The Italian rider was rushed to hospital after he lost consciousness and went into cardiac arrest at the finish line in Sant Feliu de Guíxols and medical personnel performed CPR on the 31-year-old Italian at the scene.
“After being admitted to Hospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta, Sonny Colbrelli was conscious and feeling okay,” his Bahrain-Victorious team said in a statement released the morning after the incident. “He has since been in touch with family and friends as he recovers at the hospital.”
Colbrelli will be tested further today to uncover more about why he collapsed after the stage yesterday, while the initial cardiac tests done at the hospital showed little cause for concern.
“He will undergo further tests today to discover the cause of yesterday’s incident. All cardiac tests carried out last night showed no signs of concern or compromised functions,” the statement concluded.
“All I remember is that I reached the finish line, took a bottle of water and then collapsed,” Colbrelli told La Gazzetta dello Sport of what he remembers of the incident.
“There was a void after that and then I woke up in the hospital. I don’t remember anything. I am now resting in the hospital and still being watched here. It was scary.”
It appears the episode hasn’t dampened his enthusiasm to get back to racing, however: “I’m already thinking about my return to the cycling peloton.”
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