Double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel has sustained a number of fractures after struggling a crash with a postal van whereas coaching in his native Belgium.
Further assessments additionally confirmed bruising to his lungs and a dislocation to his clavicle. He will bear an operation on the latter with the hope of leaving hospital on Wednesday.
The 24-year-old rider has simply accomplished his most profitable season as an expert. As nicely as profitable each time trial and street race gold on the Paris Olympics this summer time, he completed third on this 12 months’s Tour de France and gained the time trial at September’s World Championship.
A press release from his workforce, Soudal Quick-Step, learn: “After his accident earlier at present and following and preliminary examination at Erasmus Hospital in Anderlecht, Remco Evenepoel was moved to Herentals hospital for additional investigation in to his accidents.
“As reported earlier, Remco has sustained fractures to his rib, proper shoulder blade and his hand. Examinations have additionally revealed contusions on each lungs and a luxation of the clavicle.
“The clavicle will probably be operated on this night, which if profitable, ought to enable Remco to go away hospital tomorrow. There will then be a 2-week interval of immobilisation required following this, after which a plan for his return to coaching might be made.”
On Tuesday afternoon, a spokesperson for Belgian nationwide supply service Bpost said: “We verify that an incident occurred this morning involving a bpost van and bicycle owner Remco Evenepoel.
“Unfortunately, we can not go into the main points of the accident, however it goes with out saying that the postman and bpost are totally cooperating with the investigation. The police arrived on web site to make the mandatory observations. The postman additionally remained on the scene till Remco might be taken to hospital. She is extraordinarily affected by the incident. We want Remco a speedy restoration and we hope that the implications for him will probably be stored to a minimal.”
Evenepoel had been using a custom-made gold bike after his Olympic success, whose body was cut up in two by the influence.
“Remco has ache in his shoulder and his hand,” Soudal-Quickstep supervisor Patrick Lefevere informed Belgium web site Sporza after the crash. “Our physician is engaged on it. His bike broke in two within the incident, however it’s higher to separate his bike in two than his arm.”
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Evenepoel was the previous captain of the Belgium Under-16 soccer workforce, earlier than transitioning right into a profession in skilled biking after his launch from Anderlecht. He additionally performed for PSV’s academy within the Netherlands.
Back in 2020, as a 20-year-old in his second full season, Evenepoel suffered a terrifying crash at Il Lombardia, the place he fell from round 9 metres from a bridge right into a ravine, fracturing his pelvis.
However, he rebounded to win his first Grand Tour, the Vuelta a Espana, in 2022.
Earlier this month, Evenepoel said that his aim for 2025 could be the Tour de France, although didn’t rule out competing within the Giro d’Italia, which begins in May, and could be most in danger as a result of his accidents.
His third-place end within the 2024 Tour got here simply three months after breaking his collarbone in a fall on the Itzulia Basque in April.
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