2023-05-15 07:28:00
Disappointment, sadness and anger… the emotions experienced by Remco on the announcement of his positive Covid test are terrible for the Belgian rider. Winner of the time trial during the ninth stage, Remco Evenepoel had taken over the pink jersey of the leader of the general classification.
”The drama for Remco”might we read in one of the Gazet van Antwerp This morning. The Antwerp newspaper even collected a confession from the cyclist on Sunday evening following his victory in the ninth stage. “I hope not to get sick, because I have a runny nose”, declared the Soudal Quick-Step rider.
On the HLN side, we are already looking to the future. “Really unfortunate, but life goes on.” headlined the Flemish daily. They then relay the words of Remco, for whom the weather conditions played once morest him. “The course may not have been the toughest, but there were tough runs and lots of rain. This got the better of the lean bodies of the runners. Rain and cold are not my favorite weather conditions. I prefer the heat. I am also very light and my body fat percentage is very low. It makes me even more sensitive to cold and rain”explained the Belgian.
”Stage victory, the pink jersey and then… the crushing blow”wrote the Newspaper explaining that their readers would not receive the analysis of the cyclist on his second week of the Giro but the applause of the editorial staff. “In his suitcase are four pink jerseys and two beautiful stage victories. Even if the retirement was painful, we cannot speak of a failed Giro.”
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Internationally too, we “mourn” the departure of Remco
In Italy, on the side of the Gazzetta dello Sport, we finally made our mea culpa. The newspaper first wrote this following the Belgian’s victory: “We all comment that he hasn’t been greatbefore learning that Remco Evenepoel won his time trial with the Covid in his body. We didn’t want that to happen, because following seeing him dominate in Ortona, we really thought the Belgian champion might win his first Giro. We don’t know how this one will continue but Remco Evenepoel will certainly be missed.
With our French colleagues from The Team, we are still shocked by the sudden announcement of the abandonment of Remco Evenepoel. “Huge turn of events on the Giro: pink jersey and big favorite of the event, the Belgian Remco Evenepoel is forced to retire following testing positive for Covid.” The newspaper once once more underlines the Italian curse for Remco who also had to give up two years ago, during his impressive fall during the 18th stage of the Giro.
As it concerns Cyclingnews, we see this bad news as a second wind for the Giro. “The Giro is completely open following the abandonment of Remco Evenepoel”, he analyzes before mentioning, too, the signs that showed Remco weaker than expected. “This diagnosis offers an explanation for his less good weekend. Looking back, the signs were clear. He therefore took the pink jersey, but the difference and the manner were less convincing than expected. It was a win that looked eerily like a loss and the bags under his eyes in the interview showed how difficult the effort had been.
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