after his road accident, Remco Evenepoel at the heart of a “Reflexe Remco” prevention campaign with the Belgian Post

Injured after hitting the door of a Belgian Post car, the Olympic champion committed himself on Wednesday to preventing this type of accident.

Remco Evenepoel does not hold grudges. The Belgian runner, who suffered multiple fractures after hitting the door of a Belgian Post (Bpost) car, will join forces with this company as part of a prevention campaign against this type of accident. Bpost recalled, Wednesday December 11, the importance of the driver's role in the safety of cyclists.

“Bpost, in partnership with the R.Ev Academy, is launching a prevention campaign against door accidents, also called 'dooring'”announces a press release from the Post Office. Concretely, a sticker bearing the image of the Belgian champion, double Olympic champion in Paris, will be affixed to the door windows to remind motorists to check for the presence of cyclists before opening.

Bpost drivers, already trained in the “Dutch technique” (opening the door with the opposite hand to better check the arrival of cyclists and/or pedestrians), will be the first to be equipped with this sticker, which will be installed on the the entire company fleet. The general public can obtain the sticker free of charge since December 10 via the website lereflexeremco.be.

Last Tuesday, near Brussels, the runner was unable to avoid a Bpost car, whose postwoman had suddenly opened the door. Aged 24, the Soudal-Quick Step runner suffered fractures to a rib, to the right shoulder blade, to a hand and suffers from contusions to the lungs and a dislocation of the right clavicle.which caused a tear of all the surrounding ligaments“, according to a message he published on Wednesday December 4 on X after having undergone surgery. He should only resume training at the end of January.