2023-05-23 16:33:00
Nine days following the announcement of his retirement on the evening of the ninth stage of the Giro which he had just won, Remco Evenepoel reacted at length in a long publication published on Instagram.
First of all, the world champion starts with good news: “After the medical examinations on Monday, I received the green light to resume training and set myself new goals”, he explained. , thanking his wife Oumi, his parents and his Soudal-Quick Step team for their support in recent days.
He then returned to his abandonment at the Giro: “It is undoubtedly one of the most difficult failures of my still very short career. Leaving the race with a COVID-19 infection was a very abrupt end to what might have been a great story”, said the Brabançon who then spoke of all the sacrifices to arrive in the best possible shape at the start of this Tour of Italy. “6 months of complete preparation for this single race. Sacrifices, long days in the rain, long periods away from home. Everything was going according to plan, but that’s the way the sport is. Ups and downs are part of our job and I can accept that without any problem.”
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Finally, the world champion heavily condemned the comments, sometimes hateful, he received following his retirement: “I’m not one to hide or be afraid of losing. So I’m talking to those who think that. The last few days have been emotionally very hard because of these comments. But I will take those moments with me on the bike, preparing for my next goals and my next races”he warns.
“I just want to ask everyone to remember that I am not a robot, but also a normal human being, a husband, a son, a teammate, etc. with normal feelings”he continued before concluding on the rest of the season which he hopes will be grandiose: “I’m really looking forward to setting myself new goals and I feel ready to have a great second part of this magnificent season so far.”
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In recent days, Patrick Lefevere has admitted in half that Evenepoel should not align himself with either the Tour de France or the Tour of Spain, of which he is the title holder. He should therefore devote himself to one-day races such as the world championships or the Tour of Lombardy.
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