While the medical report of those involved in serious falls marked the development of Itzulia Last week, with the operations and updates taking place in the past few days, some heroes also detailed how they experienced the terrible fall. This is the Belgian case Steff Crass, who gave an interview to ‘La Dernière Heure’, his country’s sports newspaper. Cras was the most seriously injured in the accident.
In it, Cras was forceful in pointing out the sensations he experienced. “I almost died. When I saw the concrete block I realized that if I had fallen eight inches next to what I did, I would be dead right now. I was very lucky”said the TotalEnergies cyclist.
The 28-year-old cyclist left the San Sebastián hospital where he was admitted on Monday to be transferred to the Herentals hospital, in Belgium, where he will continue his recovery. He suffered a pneumothorax, several broken ribs and two broken vertebrae.
Cras explains how he experienced the fall. “For thirty seconds I couldn’t breathe. I felt like I was going to die. Afterwards, it was like only one lung was working.”, he detailed. “I felt like I was thrown off the bike like a soccer ball being hit,” the cyclist described. His goal is to recover to be ready for the Tour de France which starts on June 29.
Source: La Verdad
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