"Step by step building that foundation again" - Cian Uijtdebroeks seems back on the right track

Cian Uijtdebroeks has been only a shadow of the super-talented climber since last year's Vuelta a Espana. Struggling with blood flow problems, the young Belgian has raced rather sparsely this season. The up and down tendencies in his results caused by this problem are more than clear.

The 22-year-old was originally due to ride the Tour de Romandie this month, but just like many other of his appointments of 2025, also the Swiss race was removed from Uijtdebroeks' schedule to allow him to focus on recovery.

A month has passed since the young prospect's last start in the three French one-day races in Jura mountains. As of now we still don't have any information about Uijtdebroeks' programme for upcoming months, however the recent news make it seem like the Visma | Lease a Bike rider is in a better place again, as he's seen training in Andorra on his Instagram.

"The only way is up," he titles the post that sees him push it on a rainy day. Uijtdebroeks also adds a motivational "Step by step building that foundation again." Here's to hope that we get to witness this new foundation back in action at a high level sooner rather than later. So far, we can find him on the provisional startlists for Tour de Suisse and Tour de Pologne.