Medical situation of Claudia Cretti is improving, says mother

Jul 12 2017 03:55 am CET

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CLAUDIA CRETTI



Photo of Claudia Cretti from the rider's Twitter profile

The situation of Italian cyclist Claudia Cretti is improving, according to the rider's family.The mother of the 21-year-old, who suffered a serious crash in the seventh stage of the Giro Rosa, posted an update on her daughter's situation on Facebook.Cretti has been kept in an induced coma since the day of the crash but doctors at the Gaetano Rummo hospital of Benevento confirmed that they are considering awakening her from the coma in the coming week.Cretti hit a crash barrier with her head when crashing at 90 kilometers an hour in the Women's Giro and underwent emergency surgery the same evening.A message posted on Facebook by her team Valcar - PBM the next day, explained that Cretti had suffered a "severe cranial trauma" and her condition was described as "critical but stable".