the professional cyclist Ibai Azurmendi (Euskaltel Euskadi) He was injured when he was hit by a roe deer and fell while training Tuesday in the harbor of Uitzi and had to be evacuated by helicopter towards University of Navarra Hospital.
“Despite the initial fear, everyone remains with a clavicle fracture and multiple blows all over the body,” reads a tweet from the Euskaltel team.
The accident occurred around 12:30 p.m., while the cyclist was training on the NA-1700, the Provincial Government reported, indicating that someone found the cyclist on the road and alerted emergency services.
A medical team from Leitza arrived at the scene, requesting the presence of a medicalized helicopter to transfer Azurmendi to the hospital, as well as members of the Foral Police.
From his team, they informed EFE that the cyclist was descending the harbor very quickly when a roe deer crossed over him, where he was hit “quite hard.” “It’s a terror, very difficult,” they said.
The cyclist, who is scheduled to dive in Italy this Saturday, suffered multiple injuries and a clavicle fracture.
Source: La Verdad
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