Remco Evenepoelwho was forced to withdraw from the Giro d’Italia after testing positive for Covid-19 on May 14, will return to competition at the Tour of Switzerland, from June 11 to 18as announced on Friday by the world champion.
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“Returning to Switzerland was the perfect start. This will allow me to return to a career that reminds me of good things.“, said the Belgian in a statement released by the Soudal-Quick Step team.
Last season, Evenepoel won stage 8 of the Tour de Suisse, a time trial.
After this stage race and the Belgian national championship, the Schepdaal-born rider will head to Val di Fassain Italy, to participate in a two-week team rally in preparation for defending their title at the Glasgow World Cups in early August.
Evenepoel, who won six races this season, including Liège-Bastogne-Liège, he quickly rejected the idea of participating in the Tour de France.
Great favorite for the Giro, left the race on Sunday May 14, when he wore the leader’s pink jersey.
His retirement “was clearly one of the hardest saves of my young career”declared Fleming, 23, lamenting “the cruel end to what could have been a beautiful story” after “six months of preparation with a single goal, sacrifices, long days in the rain, far from home.”
Source: La Verdad
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