Sonny Colbrelli returns to Italy after long hospitalization

After suffering a cardiac arrest after the opening stage of the Volta a Catalunya, Sonny Colbrelli's rehabilitation will now take place in Italy as the Bahrain - Victorious rider was given clearance to travel back home.

If and when he returns to pro cycling is still a question without an answer, however the immediate medical support that Colbrelli received has allowed the Italian to still have the possibility of making a choice, one that "will then be up to the person involved, their family and team" according to race doctor Alex Flor Costa.

The team has released an update on Colbrelli's condition, and has added that "further examinations will be carried out in the upcoming days in an Italian center of excellence for the diagnosis and therapy of cardiovascular diseases."