Tour of Catalonia: Sonny Colbrelli collapses after sprinting to the finish of stage 1 with a heart attack

As the Spanish TV station “RTVE” reported, a heart massage was performed, after which Colbrelli is said to have regained consciousness. As several Spanish media reported unanimously, he was taken to the Girona hospital for further examinations.

In the evening, Bahrain-Victorious said the driver was in “stable condition”. He lost consciousness at the finish, the team wrote on Twitter and thanked the doctors for the quick help.

In the hill sprint, the Italian champion was overtaken by Matthews shortly before the finish line. Third was the Frenchman Quentin Pacher (Groupama-FDJ). Two weeks ago, Colbrelli (31) prematurely ended the long-distance Tirreno-Adriatico trip due to bronchitis.

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For Matthews it was the first stage win since August 2020. Anton Palzer (Ramsau/Bora-hansgrohe) was the best German in 75th place. Last year’s winner Adam Yates (Great Britain) is not at the start.

The second part of the 101st edition of the stage race, which ends in Barcelona on Sunday, will take place in Perpignan, France, on Tuesday. A hectic finale is expected, which could be characterized by strong winds.