Sonny Colbrelli says he needs a 'miracle' to get back on bike, after collapsing at Volta a Catalunya

Italian rider remains in hospital in Girona, four days after incident; cause behind heart problem still unknown

Sonny Colbrelli
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Sonny Colbrelli has said that it's a "miracle" that he's alive, and that he needs another to get back on his bike, after he collapsed at the Volta a Catalunya this week.

The cause of his sudden heart problem and collapse on Monday is still yet to be determined, Bahrain Victorious have said.

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Adam Becket
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Adam is Cycling Weekly’s news editor – his greatest love is road racing but as long as he is cycling on tarmac, he's happy. Before joining Cycling Weekly he spent two years writing for Procycling, where he interviewed riders and wrote about racing, speaking to people as varied as Demi Vollering to Philippe Gilbert. Before cycling took over his professional life, he covered ecclesiastical matters at the world’s largest Anglican newspaper and politics at Business Insider. Don't ask how that is related to cycling.