Evenepoel thought he might have to retire after horror crash

Loor to the immeasurable cyclist and to the indestructible man. Reverence in front of whom, 136 days after an accident training that cost him fractures, dislocations and...

The 25-year-old Belgian won the sprint in front of his compatriot Wout van Aert on Friday. A success unimaginable for the rider, who was the victim of a collision with a vehicle during a training session in December 2024.

“I was afraid to stop: my head was full of doubts.” Remco Evenepoel, only 25 years old, has already found himself having to start from scratch for the third time due to a serious injury. In 2020, at the Giro di Lombardia, he was the victim of an accident that put his life at risk. In 2024, at the race of the Basque Country, he fell together with Vingeraard and Roglic, making up for a two-month break. The last episode took place last December, wh…

The two-time Olympic champion and world champion Remco Evenepoel returned to the "arrow of Brabant" on Friday after his serious accident last December. The day before, the 25-year-old Belgian confessed that after the crash, he thought his cycling career could be over. Evenepoel had suffered fractures on a rib, the right shoulder leaf and the right hand, as well as a lung bruise on both sides. He had crashed into the door of a post car while trai…

Complete recovery cannot yet be said of the double Olympic winner: "Part of the shoulder muscle does not work at all at the moment"

Remco Evenepoel admits he contemplated retirement after horror crash

The 25-year-old believed his career was over in December following bad injuries to his ribs, hand and shoulders