Kris Boeckmans' (Lotto Soudal) long road to recovery after his horrific Vuelta a Espana is on track but the Belgian is aware that he must take baby steps before his career can get back on track.
Boeckmans can ride for five minutes at a time - a miracle in itself given the injuries he sustained in August. The Belgian crashed heavily on stage 8 of the Vuelta a España, suffering facial trauma with several fractures, concussion, broken ribs, pneumothorax, laceration and bleeding of the lung, and swollen pulmonary tissue.
He was medically induced into a coma for two weeks and needed assistance with breathing. However he has now left hospital and at an organised press conference offered an update on his condition and his limited memories of the days surrounding his crash.
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“I remember nothing of the days before the crash and the crash itself,” he said.
“The first weeks I had some strange dreams. All the people who visited me in Spain also were in my dreams, but in a very different situation. This was a very confusing period. It seems that I only remember the first stage of the Vuelta perfectly and the days afterwards are just a blur. Only three days after they got me out of the coma, I was perfectly conscious again.”
Since returning to Belgian Boeckmans has stepped up his rehabilitation, and the long road back will take over his winter as he builds his body back up. He lost 15 kilograms in weight due to the injuries he sustained and he will need further surgery as some of the screws used to fuse his bones back together need removing.
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