Sonny Colbrelli hasn't thrown in the towel yet.

The Italian, victim of a cardio-respiratory arrest last month, does not want to project himself too quickly on the follow-up to be given to his career.

And he assured Friday that he did not feel “yet” like an “ex” runner.

"There will be a time when we will do all the assessments and then we will decide," said the reigning European champion in an interview with

Gazzetta dello Sport

two

weeks after having an internal defibrillator fitted.

Not invited to attend Paris-Roubaix

Two days before Paris-Roubaix, an event of which he is the defending champion, the rider from Bahrain-Victorious indicates that he was not invited to attend the race but specifies that he "would not have gone there anyway". "I don't feel like an ex yet..."

Colbrelli, 31, had lost consciousness, victim of a cardio-respiratory arrest, after the arrival of the second stage of the Tour of Catalonia, March 21.

In early April, his team announced that he had had a subcutaneous defibrillator (DSC) fitted, "a device that can correct the heart rate if necessary in extreme cases".

Like Eriksen?

It is still too early to know if the Italian will be able to cycle again in competition.

But his case is reminiscent of the recent one of footballer Christian Eriksen, who had to terminate his contract with Inter Milan to return to play in England, because this type of device is deemed in Italy to be incompatible with sports that put a lot of strain on the cardiovascular system.

“I consider myself lucky, very lucky,” assures Colbrelli.

“In the beginning, I was pissed at the whole world.

Why me ?

And little by little I looked at the other side of the coin.

I was alive to begin with, and from there my journey began.

I'm fine and I'm enjoying every moment, ”he explains, assuring that he will follow Paris-Roubaix on television on Sunday.

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