Remco Evenepoel has set April 18, 2025, as his return to racing at De Brabantse Pijl after suffering multiple fractures in a training crash earlier this month. The double Olympic champion plans to start all four Ardennes Classics – Amstel Gold on April 20, Flèche Wallonne on April 23, and concluding with Liège-Bastogne-Liège on April 27.
The Belgian fractured a rib, shoulder blade and right hand after crashing into the door of a Bpost postal vehicle that opened in front of him on December 3. He swiftly underwent surgery after the incident, followed by two weeks of rest, according to his Soudal-QuickStep team.
Since then, Evenpoel told La Derniere Heure/Les Sports that he’s “getting better but slowly.”
“I feel small daily progress. In terms of exercises, I can’t do anything except a little manipulation of my shoulder so that it’s not too stiff. They also massage the muscles in my elbow, my arm, but that’s it. And then, I still sometimes feel pain in my shoulder. This means that the injury is still healing and that it was quite serious. It’s not pleasant,” Evenepoel said.
A scan scheduled for January 9 will provide more information on his recovery and hopefully allow him to get back on the rollers. Full strength in his shoulder is expected to return six to eight weeks after the injury.
Pre-crash, the initial 2025 plan was to start racing at the beginning of March at the Ardèche and the Drôme Classic before competing in Paris-Nice or Tirreno-Adriatico.
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