“Two months ago I was in bed and I didn’t think I’d be the way I am right now. All this thanks to the push of the people,” Egan said.
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Full of Joy, this is how the athlete Egan Bernal reappeared in front of the public, on the road after the serious accident that occurred in Bogotá-Tunja, near the municipality of Gachancipá.
Through a platform, the Colombian runner pedaled again in the middle of a press conference where he told how his situation was.
“It’s a miracle to be able to be on the bike right now. I want to continue inspiring people and children who come after me, they are also my inspiration, “said the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia champion.
Mounted on a bicycle, he explained the details of the accident, product of the strong impact caused by the high speed at which he was traveling.
“I remember absolutely everything, I never lost my memory. I wanted them to put me to sleep, I was in a lot of pain. I was going 62 kilometers per hour and suddenly I was at zero. Either it was a bus or a mule, I thought,” the 25-year-old cyclist recalled.
He explained that there are many people who remind him of what happened.
Egan Bernal was traveling at 62 km/h when he suffered the accident. This is how the Colombian cyclist lived that hard moment. pic.twitter.com/yoEU5O0dY1
– Theo González Castaño (@Theo_Gonzalez) April 2, 2022
“My family and my work group ask me to make it easy, that there is no pressure. I understand them, but I feel that the body leaves me, “he said.
For this reason, he explained that the recovery has been very good and that he can ride a bicycle without any pain.
“I feel sicker walking, which touches me with a cane, than on the bicycle,” said Bernal.
Likewise, he expressed, that he is satisfied to get back on his “iron horse”
«Since last Sunday that I started riding, I became a cyclist again. I have a coffee in the morning and go out for two or three hours, with my mom, my girlfriend, my brothers and my friends. I’m doing what I like the most », he concluded.
