Stig Broeckx (born 10 May 1990 in Mol) is a Belgian former racing cyclist, who competed as a professional for from 2014 to 2016.
Career During the third stage of the 2016 Tour of Belgium, on 28 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. 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. 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.Peloton reacts to news of Stig Broeckx brain damage 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.Broeckx transferred to rehabilitation His family insisted that Broeckx be sent to a pioneering coma centre in Liège; in December 2016 team doctor Servaes Bingé confirmed Broeckx was out of a coma.
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 he was afraid, he replied "I was already dead, so why [be afraid] now?".
Major results
2007 1st Stage 2 Liège–La Gleize 2012 9th Overall Okolo Slovenska 9th Flèche Ardennaise 2013 2nd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Beloften 3rd Overall Triptyque Ardennais 7th Overall Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux 8th Overall World Ports Classic 1st Young rider classification 2014 10th Dwars door Drenthe 2015 5th Binche–Chimay–Binche 2016 7th Overall Tour of Turkey
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