After his withdrawal from the Tour de France Peter Sagan underwent a small surgery at home in Monaco. The three-times World Champion is feeling well and will be able to be back on his bike soon.
„First of all, I’d like to thank the BORA-hansgrohe management, the team’s doctors, and in particular our Head Doctor, Christopher Edler, for their support and guidance since my crash on stage 3. Secondly, I’m so grateful for all the get-well messages that I received from my teammates, friends, and fans from all over the world. They are greatly appreciated. On stage 3, the chainring hit my knee and entered the skin above the patella, leaving a deep wound. We cleaned the wound as much as possible to prevent infection because of the dirt from the chain oil. However, after a few days, an inflammation developed in the bursa on top of the patella, and, unfortunately, I had to abandon the Tour. Also, I’d like to thank the doctors and medical staff at IM2S clinic in Monaco for performing an excellent surgery on such short notice and for their great cooperation with the team’s medical staff. I already feel a lot better and everything looks good so far.“ – Peter Sagan
„We did everything possible on site at the Tour but even antibiotic treatment couldn’t prevent an infection. The only option was to stop racing and get the bursa surgically removed. Luckily it was only superficial infection, and the knee joint is not involved in this at all. The surgery went well, and I think Peter will be able to start with light training again in a couple of days.” – Christopher Edler, Head of Medical
