"It's been a while" - Stefan Küng set for return after 16 weeks out with fractured femur

Stefan Küng is on track to make his long-awaited return to racing this week after fracturing his femur and enduring a 16-week recovery. The Swiss rider crashed hard at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on February 28th, but could be in line to already pick up a landmark win.

The 32-year-old will don the Tudor Pro Cycling Team at the 2026 Swiss National Championships. Already a nine-time winner in the individual time trial, he could make it an incredible tenth national title in the discipline on Thursday.

Küng suffered the break of his left proximal femur in a crash on classics opening weekend - just his sixth race day with his new team. He was brought from a Belgian hospital the next day to Switzerland, where he had surgery.

"After a lot of hard work, it's time for a comeback. Let's go," Küng said in a video post to Instagram on Monday, adding, "It's been a while … 115 days to be exact."

Küng was able to train on rollers after weeks on crutches following the surgery, but full training was now allowed for three months, meaning he has only been back fully training since. He will compete in both road disciplines this week in the championships at Courtételle, taking the start on Sunday's elite men's road race, an event he won in 2020.

Kung issued an update on social media after the heavy crash, noting the long road ahead: “Time to go home,” Küng wrote alongside the update. “Thanks a lot to Tudor Pro Cycling, Medbase Abtwil, Orthopaedie Rosenberg and Berit Klinik for your care. I'm surrounded by the best medical team possible.”

He added: “The road of recovery will be long but I'm ready to take it on and will work hard to get back to the top.”

The message also included an official medical update outlining the procedure and the early stages of his recovery. “Stefan underwent successful surgery in Switzerland on Monday evening,” the statement read. “The fracture of his left proximal femur was anatomically reduced and securely stabilised.”