The French cyclist Rémi Cavagna (Deceuninck-QuickStep) He will be operated on next Monday after suffering a fracture of a vertebra, in an accident during training in which his Belgian partner Mauri Vansevenant was also involved.
The team confirmed that both suffered an accident two days ago during the concentration that they carry out in Spain, and that Vansevenant broke his thumb so he has already returned to Belgium, where he will continue treatment.
In Rémi Cavagna’s case, it is a fracture in the L1 vertebra, so he will have to receive treatment in Valencia, where he is currently being cared for by Dr. Ignacio Muñoz at the IMSKE hospital.
He is scheduled to operate on Monday the 13th, pending tests that confirm that there is no neurological damage.According to the team statement, which appreciates the work of the Spanish physician and the hospital.
