Stig Broeckx successfully underwent surgery of his fractured eye socket, an injury he incurred at the Belgium Tour.

Yesterday Broeckx, who is still in an induced coma, was transferred to the ZOL hospital in Genk, where he is staying at the intensive care unit and where the neurosurgical team will follow up his condition. He will be kept in an induced coma for an indefinite period. Further evaluation and prognosis isn’t possible until a later phase.

Lars Bak is recovering from the injuries he incurred in the last Giro stage. It was a broken shoulder blade, a small pneumothorax, six broken ribs and two broken transverse processes in the back. After the Giro Bak was taken to Belgium for further examinations, he didn’t need to undergo surgery. At the moment Bak has carefully started training again. It’s difficult to tell when he can make his comeback in the peloton.

Tomasz Marczynski had to abandon the Dauphiné with a perineal injury and some back problems. He’ll possibly participate in the Polish national championships. Rafael Valls had to pass for the Tour de Suisse because of a shoulder injury. Also he will possibly resume competition at the Nationals.