Cyclist Jaume Guardeno moved to specialist neurological injury centre after training crash

Caja-Rural's Jaume Guardeno was involved in a crash in March Alberto Gardin/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images Share articleCaja-Rural rider Jaume Guardeno has been transferred from intensive care to a specialist neurological injury care centre after suffering serious injuries in a training crash at the end of March. The Spanish climber, 23, collided with a car on March 31 while riding in Catalonia, remaining in critical condition at Sabadell’s Tauli hospital for more than two weeks. Guardeno had been set to be a key rider for Caja-Rural at their debut Tour de France this summer, having finished an impressive 14th at last autumn’s Vuelta a Espana. “Jaume Guardeno has been transferred in the last few hours to the Guttmann Clinic in Barcelona, ​​a leading center specializing in neurorehabilitation and the treatment of serious neurological injuries,” a team statement said on Tuesday. “The cyclist from Alicante is facing serious injuries after the accident he suffered while training on March 31, and will now be treated by the specialized medical team at the Guttmann Clinic. “Caja Rural-Seguros RGA continues to extend its full support and solidarity to Jaume, as well as to his family and friends, accompanying them in this difficult time “And on behalf of both the team and the family, we want to express our gratitude for the exceptional care received during the transfer in the Servimedic medical ambulance, as well as all the care provided at the Parc Taulí Hospital in Sabadell. “Special thanks to the HEMS helicopter emergency service; the critical and semi-critical care unit of the ICU, headed by Doctors Andrey Rodríguez and Guillem Gruartmoner de Vera; and the entire neurosurgery and maxillofacial team.” Further details of Guardeno’s prognosis, as well as the circumstances of his crash, have not been officially released by the team. There have been several high-profile training incidents involving riders and cars in recent years. Demi Vollering suffered a hit and run while training in Alicante over the winter, while Olympic gold medallist Remco Evenepoel suffered severe shoulder damage after being hit by the door of a postal van in December 2024. Two teenage Italian cycling prospects, Sara Piffer and Francesco Mazzoleni, died in 2026 after being hit by drivers. Government figures revealed that cycling fatalities in Spain rose from 49 in 2011 to 90 in 2023. Spot the pattern. Connect the terms Find the hidden link between sports terms