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Kirchen brought out of coma

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Published: June 22, 2010 at 5:17 PM

ZURICH, Switzerland, June 22 (UPI) -- Cyclist Kim Kirchen of Luxembourg, felled by a heart attack Friday, has been brought out of a medically induced coma.

Team Katusha said in a statement Kirchen appeared to be in good condition.

"He recognized immediately his wife and his father and he asked what's happened because he didn't remember [anything]," the team's statement read. "At the moment he shows no problem with heart and lungs."

Kirchen, 31, was riding in the Tour of Switzerland in preparation for this summer's Tour de France when he was stricken.

He finished 57th in last year's Tour de France, eighth in 2008 and seventh in 2007.

Topics: Kim Kirchen, Tour de France
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