National sport
The Bicampeón Guatemalteco of the Hino One-La Red was transferred to a hospital after injuring himself in a decrease in the sixth stage of the Tour of Colombia; Continue stable and under medical observation.
Mordecao Vásquez is stable and under medical observation. (Free Press Photo: Hino One The Network).
The Hino One-La Red team competes in the 75th edition of the International Tour of Colombia, as the only representative of Guatemala in one of the most demanding competitions of cycling in America.
The national group, commanded by Alfredo Ajpacajá, has fought against the best exponents of the continent, demonstrating up to the demand of the race.
One of his great protagonists had been the two -time champion of the Vuelta a Guatemala, Mordaqueo Vásquez, who already had the privilege of climbing to the stage of the leaders when dressing as one of the best foreigners.
During the sixth stage, played this Wednesday, August 6, Vásquez was looking for prominence again and ending among the best. However, a mishap shortly after the competition was left out of the stage.
In the first kilometers of the day, during a prolonged descent in which the pedalists exceeded 80 kilometers per hour, Mordecao Vásquez suffered a strong fall that caused him blows of consideration and forced him to leave the competition.
According to the story of the same cyclist, the accident occurred in one of the first descents, when a group of runners who fell in front of him. When trying to dodge them, he headed towards a gutter, but failed to return and collided with a wall.
The Guatemalan corridor received medical assistance immediately; It was immobilized and transferred to a health center to perform the respective analyzes and rule out serious injuries.
Fortunately, Vásquez was aware and was stable during his transfer to the hospital.
So far it is known that its health is stable and that it has been subjected to several studies to rule out fractures or internal injuries.
Vásquez continues to conscious and has answered all the questions of the medical staff. The pedalist said he felt calm and with a little pain in the waist.