In a Tour de France full of dramatic moments, perhaps the sight of a young Edward Theuns lying on his back in a ditch after a high-speed crash was one of the most poignant of this year's race.
The Belgian, riding in his first season at WorldTour level, had enjoyed an impressive spring, with third in Dwars Door Vlaanderen and fourth in a highly competitive Scheldeprijs.
Further success followed at the Baloise Belgium Tour, with the Trek-Segafredo hierarchy witnessing enough to bring the 25-year-old to his first Grand Départ. The decision was vindicated with a couple of top ten places during the opening week but, on the stage 13 time trial, Theuns’ world came crashing down when he fell on a descent and suffered a compressed fracture of the T12 vertebra.
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From the images of the fall it was clear that the Belgian was in a serious state and the team quickly confirmed that his season was over.
At the Trek-Segafredo camp in Spain this week a cheerful Theuns sits down in the lobby of a plush hotel. The worst is certainly behind him but his comeback is still very much going through the gears, as he explains to Cyclingnews.
“I’m doing better than I’d expected. I can train to a schedule and the only thing I have to watch out for is power training. I still have to do specific training for my back and still have some pain and feel it from time to time but it’s okay,” he says after enjoying a morning spin with his teammates.
'That first ride was incredible'
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