{"id":625459,"date":"2026-04-23T09:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T09:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/625459\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T09:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T09:58:11","slug":"step-by-step-im-feeling-stronger-and-getting-better-stephen-williams-gives-positive-update-on-knee-injury-rehab-after-almost-a-year-out-from-racing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/625459\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Step by step I’m feeling stronger and getting better’ \u2013 Stephen Williams gives positive update on knee injury rehab after almost a year out from racing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former La Fl\u00e8che Wallonne winner Stephen Williams<\/a> has said that “things are heading in the right direction with my recovery” as he continues to fight to come back from a long-term knee injury.<\/p>\n

The British rider hasn’t raced in almost a year, last competing at Eschborn Frankfurt on May 1, 2025, after suffering<\/a> from quadriceps tendinopathy<\/a> in his right knee.<\/p>\n

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The condition is an overuse injury affecting the tendons connecting the quadriceps muscles at the front of the thigh to the kneecap. Williams, also a former Tour Down Under and Tour of Britain champion, has been struggling with the issue since the start of 2025.<\/p>\n

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Writing in an Instagram post on Wednesday, Williams said things are looking up as he continues his rehabilitation.<\/p>\n

“Hi everyone, just a quick update to let you know things are heading in the right direction with my recovery,” he wrote.<\/p>\n

“I’ve been dealing with an injury for a while now. Over the past few weeks I’ve been rehabbing at SEG Performance<\/a> in Amsterdam where I’ve been in great hands with the physios and the wider performance team. NSN Cycling Team<\/a> has been closely involved throughout and continues to support me wherever needed. “<\/p>\n

Williams said that he’s back on the bike and hopes to be racing again sometime soon.<\/p>\n

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Last year, the 29-year-old Welshman rode the Australian summer races and the Giro d’Abruzzo before not finishing Fl\u00e8che, Li\u00e8ge-Bastogne-Li\u00e8ge<\/a>, and Frankfurt. After such a long period away from racing, he didn’t shed any light on a potential comeback timeframe, but his future is now looking positive, at least.<\/p>\n

“It’s been a tough process, but step by step I’m feeling stronger and getting better,” Williams wrote.<\/p>\n

“And the best part is: I’m back on the bike. If things keep progressing like this, hopefully it won\u2019t be long before I\u2019m back racing again. Thanks for your support and I\u2019ll see you soon!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former La Fl\u00e8che Wallonne winner Stephen Williams has said that “things are heading in the right direction with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":625460,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[569],"tags":[64,63,784,85],"class_list":["post-625459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cycling","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=625459"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625459\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/625460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=625459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=625459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=625459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}