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Teams & Riders The Remco Evenepoel is the next Eddy Merckx thread

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There was an interview with his Director, but nothing really new was said. He's going to the doctor today in Belgium, it's the same one WVA uses, they are known for helping the best athletes with injuries. Remco is disappointed since he wanted to go for the win in Itzulia, AGR and LBL. Tour de France shouldn't be in jeopardy based on what they know now.
It's the same facility he went to after his Lombardia crash, but the doctor who treated him back then and who saved Van Aert's leg after some French butcher sent him home, is now retired. His sons have recently taken over.
 

Here's the shot of Soler (or whomever) from above (21 secs) where you can really see how great a job he did avoiding that culvert. Landed on flat ground, nailed it. Remco (7 secs) landed a little crossed-up with regard to the slight slope he hit, front wheel got knocked offline, and boom, he's down.

Evenepoel was very lucky his head didn't hit the tree after he fell.

Rog meanwhile was collected by someone who fell on him from the right of the bunch & he was taken out. Vinge crashed on the road, slid, hit a roadside post & landed next to the drain.
 
A broken collarbone... no problems for Evenepoel.

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