Colbrelli had defibrillation after collapse

Colbrelli (far right) was narrowly beaten by Bike Exchange’s Michael Matthews (far left) in a sprint finish

Sonny Colbrelli required defibrillation following Monday’s collapse at the Volta a Catalunya, say his team.

Italian Colbrelli, 31, was attended to by medics behind screens near the finish line before being taken to hospital in Girona by ambulance.

Bahrain Victorious saidexternal-link he had “suffered from an unstable cardiac arrhythmia that required defibrillation”.

The team earlier said he was “conscious and OK” but will have more tests.

Its statement added: “Cardiac tests showed no signs of compromised functions.”

Colbrelli finished second to Michael Matthews on stage one to Sant Feliu de Guixols.

In defibrillation a controlled electric shock is administeredexternal-link to try to restore the normal rhythm of the heart.

European champion Colbrelli missed the recent Tirreno-Adriatico and Saturday’s Milan-San Remo ‘monument’ classic with bronchitis.

He won last year’s Paris-Roubaix, his biggest career victory, and also finished second in road cycling’s traditional spring classics curtain-raiser, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

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