Kris Boeckmans is still in a medically induced coma, but he has shown signs of recovery, according to Lotto-Soudal.

He crashed on stage 8 of the Vuelta a Espana and was taken to hospital immediately. The team reported that he was suffering with concussion, pneumothorax, laceration of the lung, bleeding of the lung and swollen pulmonary tissue.

“The constant monitoring of Kris Boeckmans has indicated that there is a small positive evolution of the parameters at the moment. The attending doctors keep monitoring him closely. Kris is kept in an induced coma until further notice,” his team said this morning.