The winner of the last two editions of the Tour de France was hospitalized for twelve days in Vitoria (Spain), primarily because of a pneumothorax that was causing him pain.
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Arm in brace, bandage visible on shoulder, but thumbs up. The Visma-Lease a Bike team announced the news of their Danish leader, Jonas Vingegaard, on Tuesday 16 April, following his release from Txagorritxu Hospital (Vitoria, Spain). “Hello everyone, it’s time to leave the hospital. I want to thank the medical staff for taking such good care of me. And I want to thank everyone for their moral support. I received a lot of messages, gifts and drawings. It’s comforting. Now it’s time to fully stand on my feet .wrote the two-time Tour de France winner on his way out.
He suffered a lung contusion, pneumothorax, several broken sides and a broken collarbone after a big fall during the fourth stage of the Tour of the Basque Country on April 4. His team did not announce a return date for the Dane, whose participation in the Tour de France, which will start from Florence (Italy) on June 29, remains uncertain.
