Double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel suffered several fractures after being involved in an accident with a postal van while training in his native Belgium.
Further tests also revealed bruised lungs and a dislocated collarbone. He is scheduled to undergo surgery for the latter, with the hope of being out of the hospital by Wednesday.
The 24-year-old rider has just completed his most successful season as a professional. In addition to winning gold in the time trial and road race at this summer’s Paris Olympics, he finished third in this year’s Tour de France and won the time trial title. at the World Championships in September.
In a statement from his team, Soudal Quick-Step, it was stated: “Following his accident earlier today and after an initial examination at the Erasmus hospital in Anderlecht, Remco Evenepoel was transferred to the Herentals hospital for further investigation of his injuries.
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“As previously mentioned, Remco suffered fractures to his ribs, right shoulder blade and hand. Tests also revealed bruising to both lungs and a dislocated collarbone.
“The collarbone will be operated on this evening, which, if all goes well, should allow Remco to leave the hospital tomorrow. This will be followed by a two-week period of immobilization, after which a return to health plan training can be established.
On Tuesday afternoon, a spokesperson for Belgian national delivery service Bpost said: “We confirm that an incident took place this morning between a Bpost van and cyclist Remco Evenepoel.
“Unfortunately, we cannot go into details regarding the accident, but it goes without saying that the deliveryman and Bpost are fully cooperating with the investigation. The police arrived at the scene to carry out the necessary assessments. The deliveryman remained on site until Remco can be transported to hospital She is very affected by the incident. We wish Remco a speedy recovery and hope that the consequences for him will be minimized.
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Evenepoel was cycling on a custom gold model following his Olympic success, which was broken in two on impact.
“Remco is feeling pain in the shoulder and hand,” Soudal-Quick-Step director Patrick Lefevere told the Belgian website Sporza after the accident. “Our doctor is looking after him. His bike was broken in two during the incident, but it’s better to break a bike than a bone.
Evenepoel was formerly captain of the Belgian under-16 football team before embarking on a professional cycling career following his release from Anderlecht. He also played for PSV’s academy in the Netherlands.
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In 2020, aged just 20 in his second full season, Evenepoel suffered a horrific accident at Il Lombardia, where he fell around nine meters from a bridge into a ravine, fracturing his pelvis.
However, he bounced back to win his first Grand Tour, the Vuelta a España, in 2022.
Earlier this month, Evenepoel said his goal for 2025 would be the Tour de France, but he did not rule out competing in the Giro d’Italia, which starts in May and poses the greatest risk due to its injuries.
His third place at the 2024 Tour came just three months after fracturing his collarbone in a fall at Itzulia Basque in April.
