Cycling, Evenepoel says no to the Giro d'Italia: "But I'll be at the Tour de France"

Rome, January 10, 2025 - The feeling was there, after that very bad fall in training at the beginning of December caused by the open door of a van, and now it's official: Remco Evenepoel will not be at Giro d'Italia 2025, thus concentrating all its recovery efforts in view of the Tour de France 2025.  

Evenepoel's statements

  The same announcement, in recent days, by the Soudal Quick Step of participation of Mikel Landa to the Corsa pink, which will be presented next Monday, had left us to imagine how the Belgian's efforts to try to oppose destiny were destined to fail: the last brick was placed by the 2000-born player himself at the microphones ofHandle. "I recently had a scan and the results are pretty good. The good news is that we can finally start rehab. It's been a while. 5 weeks since the last time I did sports and it's hard for me to accept. Gold I will be able to start training on the rollers again, obviously very gently at the beginning, also because I still have some numbness in my right shoulder". If this, the one concerning physical progress, is the good part, we then move on to the more unpleasant one concerning the program for the 2025. "For me it will be easier to start with one-day races than with a Paris-Nice or Giro d'Italia, which is out of the question. I don't know what shape I'll be in for the Ardennes, but I know the goal is to introduce myself to the Tour de France at 200%".

Lapeira renews La World Team with the Decathlon AG2R

  Meanwhile, the news of the renewal until 2027 di Paul Lapeira with the Decathlon AG2R The World Team. "It's a step that came very naturally. I went through all the steps within the structure of this team and, given the progress, I was very happy to be able to continue here. Adding up all the years spent at Decathlon AG2R The World Team and those who are waiting for me after this signature, the total will go up to 6 and that's a lot. What is certain is that I'm in the right place to grow, hoping to bring the best possible results to the team in the next three seasons. I have faith in this project and I hope to demonstrate it on the road". A renewal is counterbalanced by retirements: the career of Marc Sarreau, Ben Hermans e Alexis Gougeard, which a The Team he did not hide his disappointment for a choice that was not exactly his. "I wanted to do more, I still felt capable of doing it and I understand that many young people push. Things have changed a lot in this respect, because I 31 years I discovered that I was too 'old'. As far as I'm concerned, the 2024 It started well and I was physically ready, but then I managed myself badly and I didn't receive any from the Cofidis the consideration that I deserved and the work done. Just think of all the times I was removed from the lineup for races at the last minute and as soon as I said I liked a race, I had the impression that they wouldn't send me there".

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