THE SUN
SPANISH cyclist who spent the last 24 years in a coma has died, aged 42.
Raul Garcia Alvarez had been in a coma since a riding accident when he was a teenager.
The accident came shortly after he had signed for professional cycling team Venta Magullo-B Melero.
Alvarez was just 17 years old at the time.
He was riding for the team in mountains near Madrid when he fell while travelling at 50mph
Aclaim Alvarez careered off the track and fell five metres down an embankment.
He suffered severe head trauma, chest trauma and a deep cut to his leg.
