Rabobank’s Pedro Horrillo is brought out of his coma, no brain injury evident.

Spanish cyclist Pedro Horrillo was brought out of an artificially-induced coma on Sunday the day after he sustained serious injuries in a crash Saturday during the Tour of Italy, race organizers said.

The 34-year-old Rabobank rider crashed on the descent of the Culmine di San Pietro pass about 70km into the 209km eight stage and was airlifted to hospital in Bergamo.

Horrillo sustained fractures to his thigh bone, knee and neck and had difficulty in breathing properly.

A hospital scan however showed that there had been no brain damage.

He was due to undergo an operation on his kneecap and thighbone on Sunday afternoon.

According to the Rabobank team doctor Horrillo could be transferred to a hospital in Bilbao, Spain, within eight to 10 days depending on his medical condition.

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