Many raised their hands over their heads when they saw that Joan Barreda wanted and was able (and allowed) to return to the motorcycle after passed out at the end of stage 5 of the Dakar 2023. He lost consciousness for a few moments after being reborn, as he rolled over next to her. Toby Price, fell to the ground in such a way that the Australian could not avoid him. The The Australian’s KTM ran over Joan’s helmet. This is not a miraculous disaster. The Spaniard got up after a while there. He saw Quintanilla, Howes, and Price standing next to him. I can see the marked lines of the tires on the track and I’m not sure if it’s for the right or the left. It took him a few minutes at that point to recover and get back on the bike. The surprising thing is that since he got on his Honda, he went back to giving the gas like most, following the high speed set by his rivals. After finishing the stage, he said that he quickly found the sensations on the bike after a strong and dangerous accident and that he felt very good on a mental level to navigate fresh and fast. When he reached the finish line, doctors were waiting for him. There they did a quick check-up and They told him to see a doctor upon arrival at the bivouac for further examination. But he decided not to go because he was fine.
Why? Don’t you want to go to the doctor in case it forces you to drop out? Is it okay to let her continue competing or does Joan want to do it herself? Barreda, answers these questions to MD.
“What do you say to all the people who don’t understand that you wanted and were allowed to continue racing after such a blow and loss of consciousness?” asked this newspaper.
“Maybe the 7th or 8th time I lost consciousness And I know when you’re not feeling well. You notice when you stop, you see everything slowly, there are things that you want to think about and that are difficult for you. But when everything is perfect, you have done the exercises, you have reactivated your blood and everything is moving well and you have the fluidity to think about everything, even to get ahead of things related to navigation… it’s different”answered the man from Torreblanca, sure of his decision to continue, also defending not to go to the doctor when he arrived at the bivouac.
“Afraid that the doctor will tell me that I can’t continue? It will remain the same”, he taught at first between laughs. And continued: “Even if there is no number, I will go out to give gas.” All he wanted was speed. He will go for it in the remaining 7 episodes.
Source: La Verdad
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