{"id":253688,"date":"2025-11-09T20:36:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T20:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/253688\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T20:36:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T20:36:08","slug":"ive-started-riding-my-bike-outside-again-and-it-feels-great","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/253688\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI\u2019ve started riding my bike outside again and it feels great\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cyclinguptodate.com\/cofidis\" title=\"Cofidis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cofidis<\/a> rider <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclinguptodate.com\/ludovic-robeet\" title=\"Ludovic Robeet\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ludovic Robeet<\/a> has shared a positive update on his recovery, two months after suffering a stroke that left his 2025 season in doubt. The Belgian has revealed that he is now back on the bike outdoors \u2014 a major milestone in what has been a long and uncertain road to recovery.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQze-hgjD1E\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">In a heartfelt message posted to his Instagram account, the 31-year-old wrote:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwo months after my stroke, things are moving in the right direction. I\u2019ve started riding my bike outside again and it feels great. There are still ups and downs, some days easier than others\u2026 but there\u2019s clear progress.\u00a0Thank you all for your messages, your support, your presence.\u00a0We keep going, step by step.\u00a0Now, it\u2019s time to work hard to get back to my best level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nA long road back for the Belgian classics specialist<\/p>\n<p>Robeet\u2019s stroke occurred in mid-September, just before he was due to fly to Canada for the WorldTour races in Qu\u00e9bec and Montr\u00e9al. The incident shocked the cycling world and forced Cofidis to withdraw him from competition immediately. The team later confirmed that his condition was \u201cpositive and encouraging\u201d, though no official racing timetable was provided.<\/p>\n<p>Now, with the rider himself confirming a return to light outdoor training, signs are improving. For a rider best known for his aggressive, attacking style in one-day races such as Nokere Koerse, where he famously won from a long-range breakaway in 2021, this latest step represents a remarkable turnaround.<\/p>\n<p>At 1.94 metres tall and a powerful engine on rough terrain, Robeet has long been valued as a loyal team rider and opportunist capable of seizing chances on the cobbles. His elevation to Cofidis in 2024 was seen as a deserved leap to WorldTour level \u2014 a chapter abruptly paused by the health scare but now slowly resuming.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStep by step\u201d towards a full recovery<\/p>\n<p>There has been no official comment from Cofidis about when Robeet might return to racing, and given the seriousness of a stroke, any comeback will depend on medical clearance and a gradual re-adaptation to competition.<\/p>\n<p>Still, his message is one of optimism and gratitude \u2014 a reminder of how fragile, yet resilient, a professional cyclist\u2019s career can be. \u201cWe keep going, step by step,\u201d he wrote, signalling not only his determination to ride again but also the patience such a recovery demands.<\/p>\n<p>For now, Robeet\u2019s progress will be celebrated by fans and teammates alike. Simply turning the pedals outside again \u2014 after a life-threatening event \u2014 is a victory in itself.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cofidis rider Ludovic Robeet has shared a positive update on his recovery, two months after suffering a stroke&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":253689,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4985,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-253688","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-cycling","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253688"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253688\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/253689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}