The news is alarming for Sonny Colbrelli.
Second in the first stage of the Tour of Catalonia won on Monday by Michael Matthews, the Italian champion and European champion suffered a heart attack just after crossing the finish line, according to Spanish television Teledeporte.
The Bahrain Victorius team rider was immediately taken care of by doctors who performed cardiac massage.
They placed a white sheet to protect him.
He would have regained consciousness in the ambulance, according to information from Spanish radio Cadena Cope.
The Italian sprinter, winner of Paris-Roubaix 2021, notably withdrew before Milan-San Remo due to bronchitis, but these two events would not be linked.
Sonny Colbrelli was taken to hospital to undergo more specific examinations.
According to @teledeporte, Sonny Colbrelli suffered a heart attack after the sprint of the first stage of the Tour of Catalonia.
A cardiac massage would have been carried out quickly on the Italian, transported by ambulance to the hospital.
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