After Samuel Porro Sonny Colbrelli from Brescia also accuses heart problems. Having crossed the finish line of the first stage of La Volta, Colbrelli would have lost consciousness and convulsions would have triggered a cardiorespiratory arrest. “The runner was immediately assisted by paramedics who performed a heart massage and with the use of a defibrillator they managed to reverse the situation. The cyclist then stabilized and was taken by ambulance to the hospital ”, declares a statement from the Catalan Volta.
“I know I was lucky, but I don't want to end things like this…”, Colbrelli for La Gazzetta dello Sport.
The Brescia player, also known as Il Cobra, won the Paris-Roubaix, the European championship and the Italian championship in 2021, the Gran Piemonte in 2018, the Freccia del Brabante in 2017 and several other classics on the Italian calendar.
Ramon Brugada, director of the cardiology unit at the hospital in Girona, has been cautious in predicting whether the accident will affect Colbrelli's racing career, meanwhile the Brescia-born will undergo a cardiac scan and angiogram and even genetic tests.
"Each patient is different, but we must accept that his heart has asked to stop and we must listen to the signals," said the Catalan doctor. “Some athletes were able to continue, others stopped. It is too early to make any predictions ”.
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We dedicate our most heartfelt to Sonny wishes for a speedy recovery.
