A hip joint, a damaged knee and a pelvic fracture are not enough to remove the good mood.
Michael Valgren, who crashed extremely violently in the Route d’Occitanie race, at least smiles the hospital bed in Carcassonne, where he has been hospitalized since Sunday, after the accident occurred.
‘Thank you for all the messages. I can not describe how wonderful it is to have so many good friends around me. Here I am. I’m still alive and trying to stay positive. People take good care of me, but I really miss my family ‘.
‘Hopefully I can come home tomorrow (Wednesday, ed.) To Nice and complete my operations. Then a long rehabilitation awaits. By the way – if you want to lose weight, just lock yourself in a French hospital ‘, Valgren writes on Instagram, among other things.
According to Valgren, the crash was his own fault, and it has unfortunately cost him a participation in this year’s Tour de France, which begins in Copenhagen on 1 July.
Although this is sad news for Valgren, the accident could have had far greater consequences.
According to Matti Breschel, who is sports director for the Dane’s crew EF Pro Cycling, Valgren fell over a slope, after which he had to be picked up with a rope. He told TV 2 Sport.
But if Valgren had just fallen a few meters further down, he could have fallen over a slope 100 meters down.