Milan Vader serious but stable after a fall in the Vuelta al País Vasco

The Dutch cyclist Milan Vader is in an induced coma at the hospital in Bilbao after a fall he suffered yesterday during the Vuelta al País Vasco. 

Milan Vader in serious condition after a fall in the Vuelta al País Vasco

For the 26-year-old Jumbo Visma cyclist, this is his first road season after moving up from mountain biking. It was at kilometer 70 of yesterday's stage when Vader was involved in a multiple crash from which he came out the worst.

Immediately, the cyclist was transferred to the Cruces hospital with a "cranioencephalic trauma with a laceration on the left eyebrow and thoracic trauma with bilateral subcutaneous emphysema".

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His team wanted to reassure his followers today with an update stating that his condition is serious but stable. "Following the news about Milan Vader after his fall in Friday's Itzulia stage, we want to inform you that his condition is stable. Milan is receiving very good medical attention at the university medical hospital in Bilbao".