{"id":2138258,"date":"2026-09-10T06:52:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T03:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2138258"},"modified":"2026-09-10T06:52:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T03:52:45","slug":"brain-surgery-five-months-after-vehicle-collision-guardeno-remains-in-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2138258","title":{"rendered":"Brain Surgery Five Months After Vehicle Collision: Guarde\u00f1o Remains in Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Untitled-design-17.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-wrap fp-contentTarget\">\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"mb-base-loose flex flex-wrap gap-(--spacing-base)\">\n<div class=\"fp-remove flex items-center justify-start gap-(--spacing-base-tight)\"><span class=\"font-utility-2 font-bold text-primary\">Jim Cotton<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pub-date font-utility-2 text-secondary\">Updated September 10, 2026 01:03AM<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jaume Guarde\u00f1o underwent brain surgery as he continues his long recovery from a terrible training crash in March.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old Spaniard was hospitalized after he reportedly struck a stone while training, lost control of his bike, and collided with a vehicle at speed.<\/p>\n<p>He was initially treated in intensive care in a Catalonian hospital and described as \u201ccritical but stable.\u201d He was transferred to the Guttmann Clinic, a specialist neurorehabilitation center in Barcelona, in May.<\/p>\n<p>Guarde\u00f1o\u2019s team Caja Rural-Seguros RGA confirmed this week that the rider recently underwent successful surgery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJaume Guarde\u00f1o has been operated upon with success by the doctor Andrea Gabarros Canales, a renowned neurosurgeon from Barcelona, in order to continue his recovery process,\u201d read a team statement released Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has once again been transferred to the Cl\u00ednica Guttmann, where the rehabilitation team remains closely involved in his neurorehabilitation process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unknown what\u2019s next for the budding pro. Caja Rural-Seguros RGA did not provide any further details on his condition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placeholder-wrapper relative w-full border-t border-b border-border-light col-span-full my-3 md:col-span-10 md:col-start-2\">\n<div class=\"mb-[30px] min-h-[30px] text-center\"><span class=\"font-utility-4 font-medium tracking-[1px] text-neutral-500 uppercase\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe are grateful to the medical teams for the great work they are carrying out, and we continue to send all our support and closeness to Jaume, as well as his family and friends, accompanying them at this complicated time,\u201d the team wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Guarde\u00f1o\u2019s crash this spring rocked the cycling world. After rising through the Caja Rural devo system, his ongoing recovery has shadowed the team.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old raced to 14th at his grand tour debut at the 2025 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a and is contracted to Caja Rural-Seguros RGA through 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Spanish media reported he was more than likely to make his Tour de France debut this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Caja Rural-Seguros RGA paid tribute to the absent rider at its first Tour in 38 years by adding the hashtag #For\u00e7aJaume to its special edition kits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"mb-base-loose flex flex-wrap gap-(--spacing-base)\">\n<div class=\"fp-remove flex items-center justify-start gap-(--spacing-base-tight)\"><span class=\"font-utility-2 font-bold text-primary\">Jim Cotton<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pub-date font-utility-2 text-secondary\">Updated September 10, 2026 01:03AM<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/road\/road-racing\/guardeno-brain-surgery-vehicle-collision\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Untitled-design-17.jpg&#8221;] Jim Cotton Updated September 10, 2026 01:03AM Jaume Guarde\u00f1o underwent brain surgery as he continues his long recovery from a terrible training crash in March. The 23-year-old Spaniard was hospitalized after he reportedly struck a stone while training, lost control of his bike, and collided with a vehicle at speed. 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