The Belgian rider Kris Boeckmans has tweeted a message this morning thanking the support and messages that he has received during his fight back from the injuries sustained during a high-speed crash on the eighth stage of the Vuelta a Espana.

Amongst his injuries were facial trauma with several fractures, a concussion, three broken ribs, pneumothorax, laceration of the lung, bleeding of the lung and swollen pulmonary tissue. He was placed in an induced coma in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Murcia.

The rider posted the following message this morning “Hello world! Thank you for all the great messages and support. One of my hardest rides ever but I made it! #NeverGiveUp”

The Lotto-Soudal team announced on September 10th that he had been awakened out of the coma, and that scans indicated no further injuries. He was then transported by a medical flight back to Belgium on September 11th. However, he still has a long road to full recovery and will need to undergo surgery for the facial fractures.

Kris Boeckmans Tweet

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