Cycling, Evenepoel already operated: "Long journey but I will come back stronger than before"

Rome, 4 December 2024 – After the great fear, the (partial) sigh of relief comes with a message from the person concerned: Remco Evenepoel, through his social pages, reassures and updates everyone on his health conditions following the bad fall yesterday morning caused by the opening of a van door of the post office Belgium.

Evenepoel: “My recovery starts now”

The runner of Soudal Quick Step he appeared smiling but with his right shoulder already wrapped in a brace: the reason is soon said. “My recovery begins now. After the scary accident yesterday morning, I was operated on yesterday evening and everything went well. With fractures to a rib, to the shoulder blade, to the hand, contusions to the lungs and a dislocation of the right clavicle that has caused the tearing of all the surrounding ligaments, I know it will be a long journey, but I am fully focused on my recovery and I am determined to come back stronger, step by step, doing my duty". So, after the various bulletins issued one by one during the day on Tuesday by the Soudal Quick Step, he thinks about it anyway evenepoel to provide once and for all the complete assessment of the damage caused by an accident whose dynamics are still to be verified: what is certain, for the Belgian, is the support received from the entire cycling world in all its components.

"I am very grateful for all the help and support I have received over the past twenty-four hours. From the first responders, to the neighbors who helped me in the first moment, to the medical teams of Anderlecht ed Herentals and to our team doctor Phil Jansen. A special mention also goes to my wife and my family for being close to me in these very difficult hours and to all the messages of support received. I would also like to express my support to the woman who was involved in the accident". Therefore, as is right, for the moment neither the person directly involved nor the medical staff of the Soudal Quick Step they are unbalanced about what the recovery times might be. As reiterated by evenepoel without too many turns of phrase, the journey will be long, so it is easy to assume that he will miss all the first races of the year, with a question mark that extends up to the Classics of spring.

Oldani's proposal

The issue of security It is also significant in competition, especially when running in Italy, a location where the line of runners often passes to the detriment of the one launched by the organizers. It has happened several times in recent years at Line of Business but, and this is a story from early autumn, it also happened with the cancellation of the Three Valleys Varesine 2024, interrupted after the group, led by Tadej pogacar, had vetoed the race with the streets almost completely flooded. From the patron of the incriminated race, Renzo Oldani, a proposal arrives at theUCI which changes what happens in the Formula 1 and in other motorsports: the use of a safety car to try to reduce risks in certain situations, without compromising the entire race.