More than a month following Egan Bernal’s serious accident when he hit a bus in Gachancipá, Cundinamarca, The idol cyclist from Zipaquirá has evolved optimally in his recovery and many daily tasks have been made easier for him since he was able to walk on his own two weeks ago.
While the state of health has compromised him to return to the bicycle and resume the rhythm of competition, the only Colombian winner of a Tour de France He has dedicated his time to sharing progress on his recovery on social networks, a platform on which he frequently publishes audiovisual content regarding his physical condition.
Well, this Friday March 4th andThe Colombian shared images on his Instagram stories in which he celebrates his improved health by holding a bottle of beer from the brand that sponsors him.
With a cane in his right hand and the glass bottle in his left, the defending Giro d’Italia champion smiled and sent the following message to his followers:
Who does not applaud me, here this today?
Also, the rider showed how he is treated from the recovery therapies from the facilities of the Sports Medical Center (MET) in Chíawhere he advances his mobility work with advanced medical technologies next to a blanket, lying down and pointing out how hard the change of plans and the new sports work have been to be in shapewith the following message:
Working hard in the Rehab
Last Tuesday, February 15, Bernal and his mother, Flor Marina Gomez, They showed how the cyclist recovery therapies at home while doing movements on a stationary bicycle and raising arms and legs holding a rod in his hands, in the company of his loved ones.
While there is the question of how long it will take for Egan to recover 100% and return to an international career, The athlete and his mother have shown on their social networks the great progress he has made at 25 years of age to recover full mobility of his most compromised limbs and also to walk on his own once more, getting rid of his wheelchair.
With the message “We are good!!”, as a reference to a song by the Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny, Egan shared an audiovisual fragment from his Instagram account regarding how the mobility of his arms is raising a pole and doing series of push-ups on his back with both legs in the air on a mat within the facilities of the sports center Medical Exercise & Training (MET) in Chia.
According to a preliminary view of the doctors who have observed the state of Egan’s health, the runner might be in good condition to participate in the 2023 season with Ineos Grenadiers. In 2022 it would be very difficult to have it at the highest level once more, since first it must recover its physical functionality and then think regarding the competition in the vehicle.
Richard Carapaz, Egan’s teammate and current Olympic champion in road cycling, weighed in on the accident. Bernal and explained that in the technical direction of the team they kept the initial ideas focusing on achieve a new Giro d’Italia for the British group. This is how the Ecuadorian rider spoke regarding what happened with Egan in an interview with the YouTube channel, Big Cycling:
What has happened to Egan is unfortunate, I saw it and experienced it firsthand; it was terrible and shocking to see a colleague in that situation
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