Remco Evenepoel has announced that it will postpone its return to competition for more than a month. “The initial plan was to resume at the Ardèche and the Drôme Classic (March 1 and 2). But all that fell through. If I can resume training (on the road) around February 4 or 5, I will only have three weeks in my legs before these two races”, analyzed. “Today, I only have one idea in mind: to be at the start of the Flèche Brabançonne (April 18) and continue with the three other Ardennes classics (the Amstel on the 20th, the Flèche Wallonne on the 23rd and Liège on the 27th) with the ambition to win there.
“For the Giro (May 10 to June 1), it will probably be too tight (for a three-week event, editor’s note) even if you never know“, said the double Olympic champion of Paris 2024 whose main objective remains the Tour de France. The Belgian is currently still immobilized and awaits the verdict of a scanner on January 9 to find out if he will then be able to resume roller training.
The 2022 world champion was the victim of an accident while training alone at the beginning of December northwest of Brussels. He had not been able to avoid a Belgian post car, whose postwoman had suddenly opened the door as he passed. Evenepoel had been relieved with fractures to a rib, right shoulder blade and hand and suffering from contusions to the lungs and a dislocation of the right clavicle with tearing of all surrounding ligaments.
“It's getting better, but slowly. I feel small daily progress. In terms of exercise, there's nothing I can do except a little manipulation of my shoulder so it's not too stiff.”he regretted.
