Eddy Merckx He’s seeing the light at the end of the tunnel again after two days ago he suffered a freak fall while riding his bike that resulted in a broken collarbone. The legendary Belgian cyclist, winner among others in five editions of Tour de Francewas successfully operated on and even returned to exhibiting the acid humor that had always been his characteristic.
In this sense, ‘The Cannibal’, He joked when he declared that “from now on when I go out riding I will do it on a bike with training wheels.”
It’s in the operation key, Merckx reported, as reported in ‘Het Laatste Nieuws’, that “the doctor told me that the operation went well.
Merckx ranother fatal fall was avoided when he explained that “in railway in Hombeek suddenly my rear wheel slipped. I fell on my hips and couldn’t stand up. Fortunately, there are passers-by there. Otherwise, it will be a disaster. Yes, I was scared, I was scared.”
Sources from the hospital indicated that a total hip prosthesis was placed in the afternoon and that the operation had no problems, so it is expected that the recovery will be adequate.
Source: La Verdad
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