Egan Bernal leaves hospital after surgery on facial injuries suffered at San Sebastián

The Colombian will require further dental surgery on fractured and broken teeth

Egan Bernal on stage 11 of the 2018 Tour de France (Sunada)

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Team Sky have reported that their young Colombian rider Egan Bernal has been discharged from hospital in San Sebastián after successful surgery.

Bernal was discharged on Monday, following surgery to repair a split top lip and reduce his nasal fracture, with the team also saying he suffered a small bleed to the brain in the crash during the Clásica San Sebastián.

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