After finishing the 98.6km (61.3 miles) route – and apparently resisting the urge to spherical it as much as 100 – he posted it on Strava and titled it ‘On my approach again’, adopted by a purple satan emoji and a extra cryptic ‘Quickly on YOUTUBE’.
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Beneath he wrote #RoadtoFrance – a reference in fact to the Tour de France, which he is because of trip for the primary time this July. He additionally has the eight-stage Critérium du Dauphiné marked within the diary at first of June as a Tour warm-up.
The 24-year-old Soudal Fast-Step rider averaged 34.6kph (21.5mph) for the round trip, which was comparatively flat and took in landmark biking cities Geraardsbergen and Ninove.
The crash happened on a sweeping downhill bend, with riders sliding out and hitting a drainage culvert. It was so extreme that organisers neutralised the remaining 40km of the race – permitting the six-man break to proceed to contest the end, however with the peloton driving to the end behind the commissaire’s automobile. Instances didn’t rely in the direction of the GC.
Roglič, who had been within the race lead, left the race to go to hospital however was pronounced freed from fractures, however Vingegaard got here off worst of all with a collapsed lung, a damaged collarbone and several other damaged ribs. He solely left hospital final week.
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As much as the purpose the place he crashed, Evenepoel had been having fun with a really promising begin to the 12 months, profitable general on the Volta ao Algarve stage race in Portugal in February, and following that up with second general at Paris-Good in March. He ought to now have ample time to regain his kind for the Tour de France – one thing that doesn’t look so clear-cut for Vingegaard, who ordinarily could be one in all his huge rivals on the French race.
