Update on Spaniard's health status

Movistar Team rider puts on recovery exercises and therapies to heal two bones injured: his lumbar fracture and a rib one, discovered on Wednesday.

Following his crash at last Saturday’s Clásica San Sebastián, Mikel Landa (Movistar Team) has been following a rehabilitation program to recover from his injuries in Vitoria since Monday.

Added to the already-confirmed fracture on the spinous process of his lumbar vertebra L1, another one was revealed at an ultrasound examination on Wednesday: a non-displaced rib fracture on his right-hand side, whose recovery time and methods do not differ from the first one and won’t disrupt the rider’s plans.

Under careful monitoring from the Telefónica-backed squad’s medical staff and attentions from Javier Barrio, head doctor of the Deportivo Alavés football club, and traumatologist Mikel Sánchez, Landa is following various exercises of breathing mechanics and strengthening of the injured areas, in order to reduce inflammation, ease pain and ultimately fuse the fractures.

Mikel remains in good spirits and optimistic towards his goal of recovering completely and as quickly as possible.