Milan Bader, who rides Jumbo Bisma, has been allowed to return home after a three-week hospital stay. According to his Instagram, the 26-year-old suffered carotid artery stenosis and other injuries and "has to relearn everything."

Bader fell over a guardrail on stage 5 of Iturria-Basque and tumbled down a grassy embankment. His injuries included a fractured vertebra, a broken collarbone, and a fractured scapula. However, the most serious was a narrowing of the carotid artery, which required immediate surgery to place a stent and secure blood flow to the brain.

"The last three weeks have been very anxious for me and for those around me," Bader wrote.

"The team and my family have always maintained good contact and we are super happy with the process," he wrote, then gave an update on what happened.

"I fell hard in Iturria and was admitted to the intensive care unit in Bilbao with a broken upper body. What was most critical at the time was that I also had problems with my veins, and my brain was without oxygen for a limited time," Bader wrote.

"I was anesthetized for two weeks to give my body as much time to recover as possible. I don't remember anything from the day of the crash until I woke up two weeks later. So I woke up more than a week ago already."

"Basically, I had to learn everything from scratch again. It took me a long time to walk away. I was super lucky to be able to 'walk away' after this accident. In the meantime, I was transferred to Erasmus Hospital in Rotterdam and had various specialists look at my fractures. I know that I can be discharged tomorrow (Saturday, April 30) and work on further recovery at home."

Bader thanked his followers and praised the support of his family, friends, team, and the race doctor at Iturria Basque, who was the first to see the seriousness of his situation.