Stig Broeckx
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 May 1990 Mol, Belgium |
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2012-2013 | Lotto-Belisol U23 |
| 2013 | Lotto–Belisol (trainee) |
| Professional team | |
| 2014–2016 | Lotto–Belisol |
Stig Broeckx (born 10 May 1990 in Mol) is a Belgian former racing cyclist who was signed to Lotto–Soudal.[1]
Career[]
During the third stage of the 2016 Tour of Belgium, on 28th May, Broeckx was in a crash caused by two motorbikes that ran into the peloton when it was descending at speed. He was one of the 11 riders hospitalized.[2] He was reported to suffer severe injuries (his heart stopped beating for a time) and was placed in an induced coma at the hospital in Gent.[3] In June 2016, Lotto Soudal team issued a medical update explaining that Stig Broeckx was in a vegetative state with severe brain damage, with attempts to bring him out of his coma so far unsuccessful.[4] A further update in September 2016 stated that Broeckx was being cared for in a rehabilitation centre in Overpelt, and was considered to be in a minimally conscious state, with no hope of recovery.[5] His family insisted that Broeckx be sent to a pioneering coma centre in Liège;[6] in December 2016 team doctor Servaes Bingé confirmed Broeckx was out of a coma.[7]
By 2019 Broeckx had recovered to a great extent, and was able to walk with a cane, although he had no memory of the five years leading up to the accident, and found out who he had been from the Internet. He cycles for recreation; when asked if afraid, he replied "I was already dead, so why [be afraid] now?".[6]
Major results[]
- 2007
- 2nd Stage Liège-La Gleize
- 2012
- 9th Overall Okolo Slovenska
- 9th Flèche Ardennaise
- 2013
- 2nd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Beloften
- 3rd Overall Ardennes Triptych
- 7th Overall Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
- 8th Overall World Ports Classic
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 2014
- 10th Dwars door Drenthe
- 2015
- 5th Binche–Chimay–Binche
- 2016
- 7th Overall Tour of Turkey
References[]
- ^ "Stig Broeckx » Lotto Belisol". Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ "Belgium Tour stage 3 abandoned after motorbikes cause big crash". Cycling News. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "Update Stig Broeckx". Retrieved 2016-06-26.
- ^ Peloton reacts to news of Stig Broeckx brain damage
- ^ Broeckx transferred to rehabilitation
- ^ a b Jennifer Rankin (19 January 2020). "Belgian neurologist wins €1m prize for work on serious brain trauma". The Guardian.
- ^ "Stig Broeckx officially out of coma, team doctor says | Cyclingnews.com". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
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