Evenepoel reveals that he a broke a rib just before the Tour
Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick-Step) provided some insight into his decision to abandon the Tour de France on stage 14 in a social media post on Thursday, revealing that after a lengthy recovery from an offseason crash, he entered the Tour with a broken rib from yet another crash.
"At the national championships, I broke a rib again," the Belgian star said. "Not the worst but definitely not ideal. So I lined up for the hardest race in the world with a broken rib and a tired body."
He went on to say that "twelve days in, I cracked." Two days after that, with the beginnings of a sinus infection, Evenepoel made what he called "the hardest decision I've made in a long time" to leave the Tour. [Instagram]
