UPDATE ON PEDRO HORILLO: OUT OF COMA AND IMPROVING
Pedro Horrillo has come out of his induced coma and is now in stable condition, Team Rabobank has reported. Scans showed no brain or spinal damage, but he remains on a respirator in a Bergamo hospital.
The Spaniard, who crashed and fell 60m into a ravine during Saturday's stage eight, woke from his coma Sunday morning. Team spokesman Luuc Eisenga said that Horrillo was alert and able to move his arms and legs. According to team doctor Geert Leinders, his condition is "serious, but not life threatening, and stable."
Horrillo underwent a successful surgery on a complicated fracture on his left femur, but the repair was only temporary and will have to be repeated after he has recovered sufficiently to be transported back to Spain.
The 34-year-old suffered a collapsed lung, which is currently preventing him from being transported. He is expected to stay in the hospital in Bergamo, Italy, for at least a week. His wife Lorena arrived from Spain on Sunday afternoon. (GB/SW)
Everyone at Giant wishes Pedro a full and speedy recovery.
(from http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2009/may09/may18news2)