Thibau Nys did not get further than sixth place in the Boom Superprestige on Saturday. The Belgian from Baloise Trek Lions is still struggling a bit with his back and is therefore unable to fully utilize his potential. He will race in Flamanville on Sunday and then take a break from cross, he tells In de Leiderstrui.
"It didn't go well. It wasn't super bad, but I did feel my back again," the rider started. "I didn't really have the strength I would have liked. So it wasn't great. I don't know exactly what causes it."
Nys thus looks forward to do some quality road training in Spain with Lidl-Trek. "Everything just has to be right, I'm really looking forward to training again. I'm going to train very hard there and then try to get some rest before the cyclo-cross in Namur. I really need to completely reset my back and get in two more good training weeks."
Plaster on the wound: teammate Joris Nieuwenhuis won in Boom. "Joris is a top guy. It is his second race of the season on Belgian soil and it is super impressive how he rides around here. Joris is a super pleasant guy within the team, you can't say anything bad about that. He complements us perfectly and is an incredibly good link within the team."
Joris Nieuwenhuis wins the fifth Telenet Superprestige in Boom! Everything was clicking for Joris today, dominating the race from start to finish. 🔥🥇 We had the pleasure of seeing @x_shirin back on her bike after a well-deserved recovery period. #BaloiseTrekLions
