"I'm feeling good, and I'm feeling very excited and excited about the work we're doing to get back as soon as possible," said Movistar Team rider Alejandro Valverde at the press conference. Held this morning at the Hospital de Molina.
Valverde began his recovery at Hospital de Molina on July 10, after being operated in Germany from the patella fracture in his left leg, as a result of the fall suffered in the inaugural stage of the Tour de France 2017, last 1 of July.
The recovery, coordinated by the Sports Traumatologist, Dr. Francisco Esparza Ros, together with the medical team of Movistar, consists of treatment of intensive physiotherapy to recover his injury.
"I say that he continues to do the Tour in the Hospital.We have designed a job adapted for cycling so that cardiologically work and maintain his muscular tone, while recovering from his injuries. Received at the Hospital where he was operated and with whom we remain in contact, and the great professionals of the Hospital de Molina, whose added value is their absolute availability, "says Dr. Esparza Ros.
For his part, the Managing Director of the Molina Hospital, Pedro Hernández Jiménez, stressed that the 37-year-old cyclist is a very good patient, because he is also very hardworking.
Source: Hospital de Molina