Sonny Colbrelli will announce on November 15 that he will retire from professional cycling due to sudden heart disease on March 21 this year. The 32-year-old Italian runner suffered an unstable cardiac arrhythmia requiring the use of a life-support defibrillator moments after Volta Catalunya’s 1st stage sprint, and has since seen the odds go down. , back to high competition.
After undergoing a subcutaneous implantation of a defibrillator – in the form of football player Christian Eriksen – Colbrelli nevertheless admitted that he was resuming activity, but, as the Danish footballer from Manchester United also faced, Italian law (from 2017) will not allow him to compete in your country. and for national teams.
Alternatively, the cyclist also considered approaching the Swiss federation, the country in which he resides, to request the necessary sports license, but the UCI rendered its final decision invalidating Sonny Colbrelli’s claims based on the gravity of the situation in Bahrain. -Victorious team cyclist.
With 34 victories in 12 years of professionalism, Colbrelli’s most important career achievements include the classic Paris-Roubaix monument on 3 October 2021 and the Italian and European title the same year.
