Stig Broeckx now out of coma after incident with race motorbike in May

Lotto-Soudal rider Stig Broeckx has regained consciousness after a serious incident at the Tour of Belgium and is starting to say a few words

Stig Broeckx at the 2015 Giro d'Italia

(Image credit: Yuzuru Sunada)

Belgian rider Stig Broeckx has regained consciousness having been in a coma since colliding with a race motorbike during the Tour of Belgium in May.

Broeckx suffered a severe brain injury as a result of the collision, and it was initially feared that he would not regain consciousness.

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