In the television broadcast there were no images of the crash of the yellow jersey, but amateur images now show how hard Evenepoel went to the ground.
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Evenepoel seems pretty loud to kick the asphalt on the images, but the Belgian said on Thursday that the damage was not too bad. “I actually have no idea what was happening. I took the roundabout and suddenly I lay down. Layed my chain off or I moved my shifters Because of my damp hands? No idea, but luckily nothing serious is going on. “
“Apart from a few bruises, I will not have anything left of this. I am strong that this will not cause any problems for the coming days. There are boys who have fallen heavier today,” Evenepoel said after the ride.
No backlog for Remco Evenepoel
Because the fall happened in the last three kilometers, Evenepoel did not lose time in the rankings and starts the last three days of the Dauphiné in the yellow jersey. On Friday a short drive is waiting with a few steep slopes. Jonas Vingegaard has to make up for sixteen seconds on the Olympic champion, Tadej Pogacar is 38 seconds in the rankings.
Mathieu van der Poel is a little better than the two major Tour favorites, he follows 14 seconds from Evenepoel. However, it is expected that he will fall away from the rankings in the coming mountain stages. Especially the Saturday ride is a heavy one with three cols from Hors Catégorie.