The Belgian Remco EvenepoelOlympic time trial and road champion at Paris 2024, recovering from a broken clavicle, indicated his desire to recover “one hundred percent and in the best condition at the Tour de France”his big goal of the year.
Evenepoel, who this Thursday passed the medical tests herentals, He appeared electronically in the presentation of Soudal Quick Step in Calpe (Alicante).
“It’s been a tough time. I’ve been off the bike for weeks. It will be a while before I get back to fitness, but I’m patient. “I’ll wait until the day I feel 100 percent again,” Evenepoel said.
Despite a difficult setback in his preparation caused by a fall at the beginning of December on the Costa del Sol, which caused him to break his collarbone, the double Olympic champion hopes to reappear in April and be in perfect condition for the Tour de France.
“I promise you that I will be back. I will only focus on the main objectives. It will take some patience, then the time will come and I want to be ready for the Tour,” he said.
Although the Tour will be his great goal, after coming third in the last edition, Evenepoel’s program for 2025 is uncertain.
“My program still needs to be defined. I hope to return to the Ardennes classics, and, if possible, repeat my preparations for the Tour from previous years, with a lot of altitude training, the Dauphiné and the Belgian Championships,” he said.
Winner of the Vuelta a España in 2022, Evenepoel will be absent from the Giro d’Italia, where Mikel Landa will be the leader.
Source: La Verdad
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