{"id":238606,"date":"2026-04-15T14:24:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/15\/two-weeks-after-training-crash-young-spanish-professional-remains-in-intensive-care\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T14:24:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:24:07","slug":"two-weeks-after-training-crash-young-spanish-professional-remains-in-intensive-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/15\/two-weeks-after-training-crash-young-spanish-professional-remains-in-intensive-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Two weeks after training crash, young Spanish professional remains in intensive care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-4757406f-77c2-421f-9248-d2bc1933d659\">Two weeks after he suffered significant injuries in a training crash, young Spanish pro <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/jaume-guardeno\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/jaume-guardeno\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/jaume-guardeno\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jaume Guarde\u00f1o <\/a>remains in intensive care in hospital, his team reported this week.<\/p>\n<p>Guarde\u00f1o, 23,<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/caja-rural-seguros-rga-rider-hospitalised-in-serious-condition-following-training-crash\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/caja-rural-seguros-rga-rider-hospitalised-in-serious-condition-following-training-crash\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/caja-rural-seguros-rga-rider-hospitalised-in-serious-condition-following-training-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> fell during a training ride on March 31<\/a>, shortly after taking part in the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/volta-a-catalunya\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/volta-a-catalunya\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/volta-a-catalunya\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Volta a Catalunya<\/a> for his <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/road\/teams\/uci-pro-continental-mens\/2020\/caja-rural-seguros-rga\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/road\/teams\/uci-pro-continental-mens\/2020\/caja-rural-seguros-rga\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/road\/teams\/uci-pro-continental-mens\/2020\/caja-rural-seguros-rga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caja Rural-Seguros RGA team,<\/a> where he&#8217;d finished 29th and third overall in the Best Young Rider classification.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-4757406f-77c2-421f-9248-d2bc1933d659-2\">The 23-year-old Spaniard reportedly hit a rock in the road while descending near the town of Caldes de Montbui, where he lives, north of Barcelona, losing control of his bike and colliding with a car. Suffering from head injuries and sedated, he was airlifted to the Parc Taul\u00ed hospital in Sabadell, Catalunya, where he remains in a coma.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-continues-below block py-2 text-sm\">Article continues below <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"inline-block w-2.5 h-2.5 ml-2\" fill=\"currentColor\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\"><path d=\"M1000 100L500 900 0 100h1000z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 !text-base uppercase sm:text-sm font-bold&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">According to an update posted on social media by his team, &#8220;he continues to be in a critical condition, but stable. He&#8217;s under 24-hour observation and new operations are expected in the coming days to favour his recovery.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The team ended its message by wishing Guarde\u00f1o a speedy recovery and sending his family and friends all their support.<\/p>\n<p>A pro since 2024, Guarde\u00f1o is considered one of Caja Rural-Seguros RGA&#8217;s best young talents. Aside from regularly appearing in the top five of the best young rider classifications in stage races, last year he finished 14th overall in the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, his first ever Grand Tour, as well as taking 18th and best young rider in the 2023 Volta a Portugal, aged 20.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You never know when something can happen to you, and what happened to Jaume could have happened to anybody,&#8221; Caja Rural-Seguros RGA rider and Spanish National Time Trial Champion Abel Balderstone told <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/elpais.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-url=\"https:\/\/elpais.com\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\"><em>El Pa\u00eds<\/em><\/a> after he placed 13th in the opening TT of <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/o-gran-camino\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/o-gran-camino\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/o-gran-camino\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">O Gran Cami\u00f1o<\/a> stage race on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-vmZiUsyXmkvXGAsgVkEYJU\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-vmZiUsyXmkvXGAsgVkEYJU slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;You&#8217;re constantly in the thick of it in cycling, with cars all around, everything. Any fall can be a really bad one. You have to be so careful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After expressing sympathy for Guarde\u00f1o&#8217;s family, Balderstone recognised it may well be tough now for his hopes of racing the 2026 Tour de France \u2013 for which <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/tour-de-france-2026-teams-and-wildcards-unveiled-with-spanish-team-picked-for-debut-over-popular-unibet-rose-rockets\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/tour-de-france-2026-teams-and-wildcards-unveiled-with-spanish-team-picked-for-debut-over-popular-unibet-rose-rockets\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/tour-de-france-2026-teams-and-wildcards-unveiled-with-spanish-team-picked-for-debut-over-popular-unibet-rose-rockets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caja Rural-Seguros RGA have a wildcard invitation<\/a> \u2013 with Guarde\u00f1o to become a reality after they both performed well in the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;We raced the Vuelta almost as one unit,&#8221; he said, &#8220;We finished 13th and 14th overall, and we tried to help each other as much as we could.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;We thought we could go to the Tour together and do it the best we could. 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