Cian Uijtdebroeks had been planning to mark his comeback from a again harm at this weekend’s Belgian nationwide championships, however that plan is now unsure after the 22-year-old was struck by a driver whereas coaching.
Posting a photograph of his legs from the hospital on his Instagram web page, the Visma-Lease a Bike rider wrote, “At present a automotive, got here out of his parking, crossed the street and hit me laborious throughout coaching.
“Pls listen for weak street person! Should you don’t, you play with lives!”
His group confirmed that examinations discovered no fractures, and Uijtdebroeks was discharged from the hospital this night.
After his controversial early departure from his contract with Purple Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe in 2024, Uijtdebroeks has had a string of well being points. He dropped out of the Giro d’Italia while sitting in fifth overall and sporting one of the best younger rider’s jersey after stage 10.
He then struggled within the Vuelta a España, describing his points as a numb feeling in his legs, earlier than he dropped out of the race after testing optimistic for COVID-19 after stage 14.
A promising begin to the 2025 season with fifth place general within the Tour of Oman ended at Tirreno-Adriatico in March, the place the dangerous sensations continued.
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Attributing his points to a again harm, Uijtdebroeks was constructing towards the Tour de Romandie in April however withdrew before the race together with his leg points persevering with.
Having not raced because the Tour du Doubs on April 20, Uijtdebroeks remained optimistic for a return to competitors this weekend, posting earlier this week on Instagram, “The final couple of months have been a interval of laborious work in direction of upcoming targets with the give attention to getting the engine correctly working once more. I might be again within the bunch on Sunday at Nationals to benefit from the pretty Belgian crowd.”
