Remco Evenepoel is not really varnished. In 2020 on the Tour of Lombardy, the person concerned came close to death, the victim of a violent exit from the road on the descent of the Mur de Sormano, with a plunge of around ten meters below for a total of even serious: pelvic fracture and lung damage.
This Tuesday while training in the Brussels region, the 24-year-old Belgian cyclist crashed at full speed into the suddenly open door of a postwoman’s car in front of him. The consequences included, among other things, multiple fractures to the ribs, right shoulder blade and right hand.
“Life is scary”
“ With fractures to my ribs, shoulder blade and hand, bruised lungs and a dislocated right collarbone that tore all the surrounding ligaments, it will be a long road ahead, but I am fully focused on my recovery. and I am determined to come back stronger, step by step », Already declared the resilient Remco Evenepoel, the day after the accident.
His wife, Oumi Rayane, however, no longer hides her anxieties. “ Life is scary. You wake up and make plans for the day: workout, work, dinner at home, and sleep in bed. But within seconds, all your plans are canceled and you end up sleeping in the hospital. It’s a sign not to take life for granted. Everything can change in a split second », she reacted on social networks, visibly marked by the new misadventure of her other half.
