Remco Evenepoel has efficiently undergone surgical procedure after sustaining a number of accidents in a ‘scary’ coaching collision on Tuesday.
The Belgian supplied an replace from his hospital mattress in Herentals, together with his arm in a sling, after Soudal-QuickStep confirmed that he had suffered fractures to his rib, proper shoulder blade and proper hand.
After additionally sustaining ligament injury on account of a dislocated collarbone, Evenepoel is aware of it would now be an extended journey again to full health that may affect his winter coaching.
Evenepoel reportedly rode into the door of a parked Bpost postal car which opened in entrance of him whereas driving in Oetingen, Belgium after which he was taken to the 2 hospitals for a full evaluation.
“After a scary accident in coaching yesterday, I underwent surgical procedure final night time and every part went effectively,” stated Evenepoel on Instagram.
“With a fracture to my rib, shoulder blade, hand, contusions to my lungs and a dislocation of my proper clavicle which has induced all surrounding ligaments to be torn, it’s going to be an extended journey however I’m totally centered on my restoration and I’m decided to return again stronger, step-by-step.
“The comeback begins now.”
Having simply began to gear up for his 2025 marketing campaign, it’s unknown but whether or not Evenepoel will head to the deliberate December coaching camp in Spain together with his Soudal-QuickStep teammates.
His workforce additionally introduced of their replace on Tuesday night that Evenepoel would possible require a “two-week interval of immobilisation” following the surgical procedure, “after which a plan for his return to coaching will be made.”
Evenepoel shared messages of gratitude to all these within the emergency companies who aided him after the incident on Tuesday, and his household who had been shortly on the scene.
“I’m very grateful for all the assistance and help I acquired within the final 24 hours. From the emergency companies, the neighbours who helped me within the first second, the medical groups in Anderlecht and Herentals and our workforce physician Phil Jansen,” stated Evenepoel.
“Additionally a particular point out for my spouse, my household for standing by me in these tough moments and to everybody for his or her supportive messages.”
After Bpost introduced that the postal employee concerned was “extraordinarily affected by the incident” in a press release.
Evenepoel additionally expressed his “help to the girl who was concerned within the accident.”