'I woke up in hospital' - 32-year-old Cofidis rider recovering from heart attack

Wesley Kreder spent a week in hospital after suffering myocarditis

Wesley Kreder competing at the Tour of Poland
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Cofidis rider Wesley Kreder is recovering from a heart attack that left him hospitalised for over a week.

The 32-year-old Dutchman experienced myocarditis - inflammation of the heart muscle - during the night of 28 August, and was rushed urgently to hospital, where he remained until 6 September. 

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