American Chad Haga is recovering faster than expected from the injuries sustained after a car crashed into him and his Giant-Alpecin teammates while they were training in Calpe on Saturday.
Haga was airlifted from the scene with deep gashes to his face, neck and chest that required surgery, but a fracture to his orbital bone near his right eye will not need surgical intervention, the team announced today.
“Now the swelling has decreased and surgery won’t be necessary. Chad will be able to leave the hospital and travel home to Gerona, Spain, in the next few days," said team doctor Anko Boelens.
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His teammate John Degenkolb was not so fortunate. The Milan-San Remo and Paris-Roubaix winner's left index finger was nearly severed, and while doctors repaired it this weekend, he will need additional work to regain full functionality.
“John’s left index finger was damaged in the accident and he will have additional surgery in Germany. As a professional athlete, he needs the functionality back in his finger, and the recovery time for that is extremely difficult to predict," Boelens said.
It is expected that Degenkolb will miss the Spring Classics.
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