Helmet saved life of Haniotis Cycling Champion Giannis Zendeli that while training fell into puddle In the area of Agia.
The 44 -year -old cyclist is hospitalized at Chania General Hospital, where he underwent a serious nose surgery with cartilage transplantation from the ear and will need at least 2 – 3 surgery. In the meantime, as you can see in the photos of zarpanews.gr there is no signaling that warns of the criminal situation of the pavement and the deep puddle.
The accident happened yesterday morning at 10, during his daily training he did with his athletes including 15 -year -old teenagers
As he said: ‘I was in the face of a team. In the puddle shown in the photos, around which there was no markings, which due to time and shadow did not seem and I was unable to avoid it, the front wheel of the bike fell, causing the steering wheel and I nailed my head on the asphalt. Fortunately I was wearing a helmet …”
“EKAB came immediately and transported me to Chania Hospital. There I underwent all the tests and it was considered immediate and necessary to surgery on the nose as I had suffered multiple fractures on the nose in cheekbones and jaws. The doctors informed us that it would take 2 or 3 more surgeries. ”
Yiannis Zentelis has been involved in cycling since his 12 years. He has won a large number of Panhellenic Championships and has taken 6th place at the Masters World Masters Championships a year ago. At 44 after so many years of cycling and driving experience, just 10 days after the Pan -Hellenic Championship he won.
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