Pedro Horillo's comeback

[lagartija]

now thats what i call class , rabo have given Pedro Horillo a contract for 2010 , after his spectacular crash at the giro Horillo is considering a comeback , Rabobank have stuck by him through his long hospitalization , and with only the possibility of him racing again at the highest level they have none the less offered him a new contract , even including him in the 2010 team photos

 

[craig1985]

They also stuck by Kai Reus when he had a nasty crash on the Col d'Iseran whilst training in the French Alps. Moral of the story is always wear a helmet when descending very fast down a Alpine Col. Reus then repayed their faith with a stage win at the Tour of Britian.

 

[350Watts]

I never really followed Horrillo but I liked his open letter to McQuaid, I hope he does well in his recovery.

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

Cool that they didn't give up on him. Rabo fields such a large squad, even if he doesn't recover to PT level, there are still likely to be many UCI-Continental races where he could make his presence.

 

[Epicycle]

He's a smart guy who knows bike racing. He can be an asset off the bike too and could eventually move into a DS role somewhere.

 

[Big_Blue_Dave]

There is a very good report on Pedro in this months ProCycling, he does not talk of a comeback yet though, saying he still wants to get back to full health first before looking at it due to his change in musculature.

 

[craig1985]

Mr ADAMS by Pedro Horrillo

I echo what epicycle said about Horrillo being intelligent, he is one of the few members of the peloton that has a university degree.

 

[Anonymous]

Mr ADAMS by Pedro Horrillo

I echo what epicycle said about Horrillo being intelligent, he is one of the few members of the peloton that has a university degree.

I have a uni degree, and some would say i'm not very intelligent... haha just joking i'm very intelligent..

Good on rabobank for sticking with him and giving him the motivation to comeback. I suspect knowing you have the option to race again is going to lead to a faster more structured rehab when compared to being unemployed

 

[lagartija]

Mr ADAMS by Pedro Horrillo

I echo what epicycle said about Horrillo being intelligent, he is one of the few members of the peloton that has a university degree.

if im not mistaken it a philosophy degree........awsome.....

 

[luckyboy]

if im not mistaken it a philosophy degree........awsome.....

As Bill Murray once said - 'There's a good buck in that racket'

 

[Aguirre]

Pedro Horrillo, from Ermua, Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain

smart guy, good writer, cyclism lover, daddy, we wnat to see you racing next year again!

 

[lagartija]

i know this died but i wanted to bring it back to mention Pedro is back on the bike , had all the bolts and staples removed from his knees , and has done 100km rides , will make a pro return decision possibly by december.........

 

[Psalmon]

Amazing story. 60 m makes his fall seem more trivial somehow. Now if they said he fell off a 25 story building...that's a story! I'm really going to keep following this one.

 

[yakko!]

It would be great to see him back for 2010...I've read he'll decide at the end of December.

 

[Francois the Postman]

i know this died but i wanted to bring it back to mention Pedro is back on the bike , had all the bolts and staples removed from his knees , and has done 100km rides , will make a pro return decision possibly by december.........

Thanks for the update, all the more as I'd missed this thread first time round.

That is superb news. I was gonna welcome the day we got news that he had climbed back on a bike to head to the shops (!) after I saw the pictures of the tumble he made.

That we are talking potential races again is awesome.

Kudos to Rabo for sticking with the guy. That's the second time they have done something similar, and I would be nice if that attitude gets its due rewards for team and rider, and Pedro can actually return to racing. Continental would be good, Pro would be grand.