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Chiara Teocchi mountain bike crash and recovery

Overview

Italian mountain biker Chiara Teocchi sustained a spinal cord injury during a crash at the XCO World Cup in La Thuile on July 5. Following the accident, Teocchi was treated in Aosta and later transferred to the Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital in Bergamo.

During surgery to address her spinal injury, Teocchi suffered a severe allergic reaction to anesthesia, which led to a cardiac arrest lasting nearly one hour. While she credited the cardiac surgery staff in Bergamo with saving her life, the complications have left her using a wheelchair.

Teocchi is currently facing a long rehabilitation process with the goal of walking again and returning to professional cycling. To support her medical and rehabilitation costs, she launched a GoFundMe campaign that raised nearly 30,000 euros within its first 15 hours.

Entities

BH Coloma Team · La Thuile · Chiara Teocchi · Tadej Pogacar · La Vuelta a España

Timeline

  1. 10 days ago

    [SPORTS] 3 sources
    Chiara Teocchi reveals spinal cord injury after La Thuile crash

    Mountain biker Chiara Teocchi revealed she is using a wheelchair following a spinal cord injury and a cardiac arrest during surgery after a crash at the La Thuile World Cup.

  2. 12 days ago

    [SPORTS] 8 sources
    Chiara Teocchi reveals cardiac arrest and spinal injury after mountain bike crash

    Italian cyclist Chiara Teocchi revealed she suffered a one-hour cardiac arrest during surgery for a spinal cord injury following a mountain bike crash in La Thuile. She is now using a wheelchair.

Sources

4actionsport.it · blick.ch · brujulabike.com · cicloweb.it · esmtb.com · fondoitalia.it · inbici.net · informeseprimero.com.ar · mtb-forum.it · mtbi.it · neveitalia.it