15 months after 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alvaro Hodeg was told by ඣa docto🎶r he was facing the prospect of never being able to walk again, the Colombian sprinter is back in competition.
The 26-year-old had already racked up 15 victories as a pro, including the Bredene Koksijde Classic and stages in the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour de Pologne and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Volta a Catalunya when heꦫ was hit by a car while training in Colombia in December 2021.
With one leg so badly damaged doctors were initially pessimistic about his chances of being mobile again, let ඣalone riding a bike, ꦡas well as major injuries to wrists, one knee and one shoulder, Hodeg needed 12 operations to recover fully.
He suffered an infection during his recovery𝐆 that left him unable to eat independen🌠tly, but battled on all the same.
But in November 2022𓄧 he began riding his bike again, and was recently seen out training with Medellín-EPM professional Miguel Angel López. 15 months after his accident, Hodeg can finally r🌄ace with UAE Team Emirates, the team he had signed for just before the training crash happened.
Hodeg posted a message on Instagram to express his delight at returning to racing, 18 months after his last event, the Sparkassen Munster Giro in October 2021, with 𝓰his pre🍨vious team, Deceuninck-QuickStep.
“I ca🌜n only say faith moves mountains,” Hodeg said. “Never let anybody tell you you can’t do anything.
“After a year and a half, here we go again, and I’m like a kid in his first race༒, with a 📖lot of hopes and dreams. As a great hero [of mine] once said, “where there’s a will there’s a way.
“From tomorrow I’m starting my first race with the team that’s been with me all the way - thankyou UAE Team Emirate🅰s, thi🍒s is just beginning.”
Other sprinters taking part include168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Elia Viviani, riding with the Italian national team, and Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan), who recently clinched third place at 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Scheldeprijs.
Racing in the 2.1 day event kicks off on Tuesday with an uphill finish at Agrigento, where Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates) won on the 2020 Giro d'Italia. Stage 2 to Vittoria and possibly stage 3 to Termini Imerese are the most likely options for the sprinters in the Giro di Sicilia, while stage 4, which includes an ascent to Etna en route to a finish in Giarre, is the most decisive day for the overall.
Defending champion Damiano Caruso (Bahrain Victorious) is one top favourite for the GC, with 𝓡Louis Meintjes (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty), third last year, also in the running.
