{"id":597310,"date":"2026-05-22T03:15:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T03:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/597310\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T03:15:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T03:15:18","slug":"spanish-pro-transferred-to-specialist-neurological-hospital-50-days-after-training-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/597310\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish pro transferred to specialist neurological hospital 50 days after training crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"elk-ff4d80bd-e259-4cf3-8f25-d11f5855dcb1\">Caja Rural-Seguros RGA rider Jaume Guarde\u00f1o has been transferred to a specialist neurological hospital 50 days after a serious training crash that left him in a coma.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old Spaniard collided with a car during a training ride on 31 March, shortly after competing in the Volta a Catalunya. He was airlifted in a critical condition to Parc Taul\u00ed Hospital in Sabadell, Spain, where he <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingweekly.com\/racing\/stay-strong-jaume-spanish-pro-cyclist-rider-remains-in-intensive-care-two-weeks-after-hitting-car-while-training\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingweekly.com\/racing\/stay-strong-jaume-spanish-pro-cyclist-rider-remains-in-intensive-care-two-weeks-after-hitting-car-while-training\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingweekly.com\/racing\/stay-strong-jaume-spanish-pro-cyclist-rider-remains-in-intensive-care-two-weeks-after-hitting-car-while-training\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">remained in intensive care for more than two weeks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-ff4d80bd-e259-4cf3-8f25-d11f5855dcb1-2\">On Wednesday, more than seven weeks after Guarde\u00f1o\u2019s crash, Caja Rural-Seguros RGA provided an update to say he has now been moved to the Guttmann Clinic in Barcelona, a hospital specialising in neurorehabilitation.<\/p>\n<p>Latest Videos From<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/4av7rcsjyn1645111080.svg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/4av7rcsjyn1645111080.svg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/4av7rcsjyn1645111080.svg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] block h-[18px] w-auto shrink-0 brightness-0 invert\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/4av7rcsjyn1645111080.svg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/4av7rcsjyn1645111080.svg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/4av7rcsjyn1645111080.svg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] max-h-12 w-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>            You may like<\/p>\n<p>The team said Guarde\u00f1o is \u201cfacing serious injuries after the accident he suffered\u201d. Further details of his injuries have not been disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCaja 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,\u201d the team said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd 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 Taul\u00ed Hospital in Sabadell.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpecial thanks to the HEMS helicopter emergency service; the critical and semi-critical care unit of the ICU, headed by Doctors Andrey Rodr\u00edguez and Guillem Gruartmoner de Vera; and the entire neurosurgery and maxillofacial team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Guarde\u00f1o, a talented climber, was expected to lead Caja Rural in their <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingweekly.com\/racing\/teams-announced-for-2026-tour-de-france-pinarello-q36-5-caja-rural-and-totalenergies-make-cut-unibet-rose-rockets-miss-out\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingweekly.com\/racing\/teams-announced-for-2026-tour-de-france-pinarello-q36-5-caja-rural-and-totalenergies-make-cut-unibet-rose-rockets-miss-out\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingweekly.com\/racing\/teams-announced-for-2026-tour-de-france-pinarello-q36-5-caja-rural-and-totalenergies-make-cut-unibet-rose-rockets-miss-out\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">first appearance at the Tour de France<\/a> this summer, where they will be one of two wildcard teams, along with TotalEnergies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The 23-year-old placed 14th at last year\u2019s <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingweekly.com\/racing\/vuelta-a-espana\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingweekly.com\/racing\/vuelta-a-espana\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingweekly.com\/racing\/vuelta-a-espana\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a<\/a> on his Grand Tour debut. He finished the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingweekly.com\/racing\/jonas-vingegaard-soloes-to-summit-win-on-volta-a-catalunya-stage-5\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingweekly.com\/racing\/jonas-vingegaard-soloes-to-summit-win-on-volta-a-catalunya-stage-5\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingweekly.com\/racing\/jonas-vingegaard-soloes-to-summit-win-on-volta-a-catalunya-stage-5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Volta a Catalunya<\/a> 29th overall two days before his training crash.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports in the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/as.com\/ciclismo\/mas_ciclismo\/guardeno-sedado-y-en-estado-grave-tras-un-accidente-f202604-n\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/as.com\/ciclismo\/mas_ciclismo\/guardeno-sedado-y-en-estado-grave-tras-un-accidente-f202604-n\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Spanish press<\/a>, the incident occurred after Guarde\u00f1o hit a rock while descending and lost control of his bike. He suffered serious head injuries, his team confirmed, describing his condition as \u201ccritical but stable\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Caja Rural-Seguros RGA rider Jaume Guarde\u00f1o has been transferred to a specialist neurological hospital 50 days after a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":597311,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4985,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-597310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-cycling","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=597310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597310\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/597311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=597310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=597310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=597310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}