It was the stage too much for Remco Evenepoel (Sudal Quick-Step)! Already in difficulty for two days, as soon as the peloton in the Pyrenees, he explained in different interviews to feel like “empty” without understanding the reason. The Olympic champion ended up throwing in the towel in the midst of the Tourmalet this Saturday, visibly very weak. The training runner Soudal Quick-Step explained himself on his abandonment in the official statement of his team. A blow in the career of Remco Evenepoel.
VIDEO – Van Wilder, teammate of Evenepoel, upon arrival of the stage
“I was not at the best of my form before the tour …”
Daily out of sensations for a few days, the 25 -year -old Belgian spoke about his abandonment and said: “I was not at the best of my form before the round, but I did everything possible to be in the best conditions. I was not 110 %, however, which is essential in the Tour de France to fight in the general classification. It had already been three days that I did not feel well, and this morning, I felt empty and, in the climb, my legs did not answer.explains the stage winner in Caen in the official statement of his team.
At the microphone of Sporzathe Olympic champion also said: “The best option was to stop. In fact, it was Klaas (Lodewyck, the sports director) who told me. We must now investigate. Everyone knows that I spent a horrible winter, but … Who knows, maybe there is something in my body? I can't say it. I couldn't train at all before the turn. It may be anything. new.concludes Remco Evenepoel in the columns of Sporza.
