Pink dream Remco Evenepoel ends in nightmare | Cycling

Nothing is broken, Evenepoel confirmed. “But I have a lot of bruises and it makes little sense to continue driving with this pain. I am going back to Belgium for further investigations. ”

Evenepoel, who had already dropped to 19th place in the standings before the rest day, was able to continue after the fall, but came in at the Sega di Ala at more than 36 minutes from stage winner Daniel Martin.

Evenepoel was back in the group with classification favorites after the climb of the Passo San Valentino when a few riders crashed in front of him. In an attempt to drive around it, the Belgian from Deceuninck – Quick-Step went over the guardrail at high speed. He was able to get up quickly, but when Evenepoel was back to his senses, Mikel Nieve (Team BikeExchange) also bumped into him. The Spaniard immediately apologized.

Evenepoel crossed the finish line with a swollen elbow, together with some teammates.

Tour of Lombardy

Evenepoel crashed heavily in the Tour of Lombardy last year in August. He then hit a wall on a descent and fell into a ravine, sustaining a pelvic fracture and bruise on his right lung.

The Italian Giulio Ciccone was also one of the victims of the crash. The Trek-Segafredo rider was quickly back on the bike and was able to join the peloton, but lost a lot of time on the final climb. He came in 28th at almost 8 minutes and dropped from sixth to tenth in the general classification.