Many fans around the world were left worried by Domenico Pozzovivo’s Giro d’Italia crash. The Italian has spoken out about his injuries and what happened on the descent of the Barbagleta on stage three of the race.

“I’m ok but it was a very heavy fall,” Pozzovivo said to La Gazzetta dello Sport. “I don’t remember what happened because I fell. I remember that the descent was difficult and maybe my wheel slipped. I wanted to finish this Giro well and it pains me to leave the race.”

Dr. Paolo Moscatelli, the head of the accident and emergency unit at San Martino hospital, said that Pozzovivo had not suffered any fractures in the incident, although the cut above his eye was a deep one that had required the extraction of dirt and pebbles from road.

“The CT scan was negative for brain injuries,” Dr. Moscatelli said. “He has some flesh wounds above and around his right eye. It wasn’t a straightforward or clean wound, so it required some stitches.”

Pozzovivo isn’t waiting around though, saying to the media on Tuesday that he wants to return to racing at the Tour de Suisse.

“It was a long night and I even made some plans for the future,” said Pozzovivo. “I was in the best condition of my life and I’m thinking about returning at the Tour de Suisse and being competitive.”