Frenchwoman Audrey Cordon-Ragot won’t compete in the World Championships after suffering a stroke

French rider Audrey Cordon-Ragot has revealed she not too long ago suffered a stroke, taking to twitter to elucidate why she isn’t participating within the highway race World Championships this week in Australia.

The 32-year-old Trek-Segafredo rider had already pulled out of the time trial occasion citing well being causes, however had been anticipated to participate within the highway race.

“Life all the time has surprises in retailer for you and this week greater than ever, I realized that life is much extra necessary than the rest,” she mentioned on twitter.

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“My non-presence on the subsequent World Championships, which many individuals have allowed themselves to qualify as whims, concern of shedding, lack of respect for the French staff… and so forth, is because of a stroke, which I used to be a sufferer final Sunday.

“Not detected straight away, I used to be fortunate (sure I say fortunate) to be surrounded by a medical employees (thanks Gwenaëlle Madouas, Maryline Salvetat and Mathieu Le Strat) who strongly suggested me to hold out an MRI which certainly saved my life.”

The French highway and time trial champion, Cordon-Ragot not too long ago competed within the Simac Women Tour, ending second to Lorena Wiebes however profitable the person time trial and as such was anticipated to be within the reckoning this week in Wollongong.

“[It is] tough to elucidate how I really feel, I’m exhausted, drained, unhappy, however on the similar time so grateful and blissful to have been capable of return dwelling to my family members,” she continued to elucidate when asserting that her season was over.

“The ethical of the story is that I understood how a lot I liked my household, my life greater than something and that I might not let something or anybody take away the privilege of having fun with it 200 p.c.

“I’ll observe a relaxation interval and bear an operation to resolve the center drawback that triggered my accident. Thanks to all of the individuals who requested about me, who surrounded me: my household, my pals, the French biking federation, my staff, and the nursing employees of the Middle Hospitalier du Middle Bretagne.”