Peter Sagan’s race to qualify for the Paris Olympics mountain bike cross nation occasion hit one other snag after his issues with irregular coronary heart rhythms resurfaced whereas he was coaching in Marseille.
The three-time highway world champion introduced that he must endure a second surgical procedure subsequent week.
“Nothing to fret about, you might say that my coronary heart wants a pit cease,” Sagan wrote.
“I’ll endure surgical procedure subsequent week and due to my buddy, sports activities heart specialist Dr. Roberto Corsetti, I’m certain I shall be again within the saddle very quickly.”
Sagan’s final surgical procedure befell simply three weeks in the past when medical doctors implanted a monitor to trace any irregular cardiac rhythms after excluding any critical points along with his coronary heart.
The information comes two days after the Specialized Factory Racing staff formally introduced that they had signed Sagan for the 2024 season.
“I’m thrilled to be on this new MTB setting and to have joined the Specialized staff with acquainted faces. Despite some well being scares earlier this yr, I’m now again in coaching and excited for the upcoming season,” Sagan stated in that press launch.
“I’ve discovered myself having fun with mountain biking much more than earlier than, and I’m eagerly trying ahead to the World Cup racing in Brazil later this season. I’m coaching laborious and shall be testing my expertise this weekend on the French MTB cup in Marseille.”
Sagan didn’t compete on this weekend’s race. His new teammate Victor Koretzky gained the brief monitor occasion.
Slovakia is properly out of rivalry to qualify a place for the cross nation occasion within the 2024 Olympic Games, rating thirty eighth.
The qualification interval ends on May 26. Only international locations within the high 19 of the UCI MTB Nations Ranking earn entries into the race together with the highest two finishers within the 2023 UCI World Championships elite and under-23 races.
