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Doctors say Soler healing but still unsconscious

The Columbian
Published: July 1, 2011, 12:00am

GENEVA (AP) — Doctors treating Colombian cyclist Juan Mauricio Soler say he is recovering but remains unconscious two weeks after his crash during the Tour of Switzerland.

The 28-year-old rider was put in an induced coma at St. Gallen hospital in Switzerland following the June 16 accident. He sustained a fractured skull as well as ankle and lung injuries.

Doctors began waking him from the coma last week but said it could take several days before he regains consciousness.

A hospital spokesman told The Associated Press on Friday that doctors are still unable to communicate with Soler, a sign of the severity of his brain injuries.

Philipp Lutz says the Movistar rider’s lung and ankle injuries are healing well, and he is breathing without a ventilator.

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