Lotto Soudal confirm no brain injuries for Boeckmans after Vuelta a Espana crash

Kris Boeckmans (Lotto-Soudal) in the mix zone

Kris Boeckmans (Lotto-Soudal) in the mix zone (Image credit: ASO)

Lotto Soudal's team doctor Servaas Bingé has revealed a CT scan has shown that Kris Boeckmans avoided any serious brain injuries from a heavy crash on stage 8 of the Vuelta a España that saw the 28-year-old placed in a medically induced coma. The 28-year-old suffered severe facial trauma and fractures, a concussion, broken ribs and a punctured lung in the crash and was escorted to a hospital in Murcia for testing.