Lennard Kämna released from hospital a month after being hit by driver

Lennard Kämna (Bora-Hansgrohe) at Tirreno-Adriatico in March
Lennard Kämna (Bora-Hansgrohe) at Tirreno-Adriatico in March (Image credit: Getty Images)

Bora-Hansgrohe have announced that Lennard Kämna has been released from hospital in Tenerife, almost a month after being hit by a driver while out on a ride during the team's altitude training camp.

The German was preparing to make his third appearance at the Giro d'Italia, which kicks off in Piemonte this weekend, when he was hit and seriously injured on Wednesday, April 3.

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