Evenepoel crashes but continues Giro d’Italia

It rained cats and dogs during the peloton’s trek to Salerno – home of the first medical school in the world – and a stray dog ended up playing an infamous role with 150 kilometers to go, when he sparked a crash that took down several Soudal Quick-Step riders, including the first maglia rosa of the race, Remco Evenepoel.
After being checked over by the staff, the World Champion got up and back onto his bike, continuing the stage. Four teammates waited to pace him back to the peloton, which in the meantime had slowed down following this incident, and Remco eventually linked up with the field a couple of kilometers later. Unfortunately, after a couple of calm hours in the saddle following this incident, the last kilometers weren’t that straightforward, and the Belgian hit the deck again, just as a reduced peloton was gearing up for the bunch sprint.
On the bright side, this incident occurred inside the last three kilometers of stage five, which meant Remco got the same time as the winner Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and retained his place on the overall podium of the competition. He will now be assessed by the Soudal Quick-Step medical team, with an update on his condition after this rain-soaked crazy stage set to come later in the evening.
Update
“After the first crash, things looked to be good for Remco, which at that moment was a big relief. The problem is that following his second crash he has a lot of pain on his right side and a hematoma with contraction of his muscles and some problems with his sacrum bone. Hopefully, with some good massage and osteopathic treatment followed by a good night’s rest things will be better. We will know more Thursday morning, but what’s sure is that stage six will be a difficult one for him”, said Soudal Quick-Step doctor Toon Cruyt.
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Race details
1 |
Kaden Groves Alpecin-Deceuninck |
4:30:19 |
2 |
Jonathan Milan Bahrain - Victorious |
0:00 |
3 |
Mads Pedersen Trek - Segafredo |
0:00 |
4 |
Mark Cavendish Astana Qazaqstan Team |
0:00 |
5 |
Nicolas Dalla Valle Team Corratec - Selle Italia |
0:00 |
6 |
Mirco Maestri EOLO-Kometa |
0:00 |
7 |
Filippo Fiorelli Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè |
0:00 |
8 |
Andrea Vendrame AG2R Citroën Team |
0:00 |
9 |
Michael Matthews Team Jayco AlUla |
0:00 |
10 |
Niccolò Bonifazio Intermarché - Circus - Wanty |
0:00 |
115 |
Mattia Cattaneo
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:00 |
116 |
Ilan Van Wilder
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:00 |
125 |
Louis Vervaeke
Soudal - Quick Step |
2:04 |
132 |
Jan Hirt
Soudal - Quick Step |
2:26 |
154 |
Davide Ballerini
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:00 |
156 |
Pieter Serry
Soudal - Quick Step |
4:17 |
157 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:00 |
170 |
Josef Černý
Soudal - Quick Step |
6:20 |
1 |
Andreas Leknessund Team DSM |
19:06:03 |
2 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:28 |
3 |
Aurélien Paret-Peintre AG2R Citroën Team |
0:30 |
4 |
João Almeida UAE Team Emirates |
1:00 |
5 |
Primož Roglič Jumbo-Visma |
1:12 |
6 |
Geraint Thomas INEOS Grenadiers |
1:26 |
7 |
Aleksandr Vlasov BORA - hansgrohe |
1:26 |
8 |
Toms Skujiņš Trek - Segafredo |
1:29 |
9 |
Tao Geoghegan Hart INEOS Grenadiers |
1:30 |
10 |
Vincenzo Albanese EOLO-Kometa |
1:39 |
35 |
Ilan Van Wilder
Soudal - Quick Step |
6:47 |
38 |
Louis Vervaeke
Soudal - Quick Step |
7:41 |
56 |
Mattia Cattaneo
Soudal - Quick Step |
12:31 |
81 |
Jan Hirt
Soudal - Quick Step |
19:07 |
126 |
Pieter Serry
Soudal - Quick Step |
33:30 |
156 |
Davide Ballerini
Soudal - Quick Step |
43:27 |
164 |
Josef Černý
Soudal - Quick Step |
46:35 |
1 |
Jonathan Milan Bahrain - Victorious |
92 pt |
2 |
Kaden Groves Alpecin-Deceuninck |
91 pt |
3 |
Mads Pedersen Trek - Segafredo |
56 pt |
4 |
Michael Matthews Team Jayco AlUla |
48 pt |
5 |
David Dekker Team Arkéa Samsic |
40 pt |
6 |
Aurélien Paret-Peintre AG2R Citroën Team |
33 pt |
7 |
Vincenzo Albanese EOLO-Kometa |
28 pt |
8 |
Stefano Gandin Team Corratec - Selle Italia |
24 pt |
9 |
Arne Marit Intermarché - Circus - Wanty |
23 pt |
10 |
Andreas Leknessund Team DSM |
22 pt |
14 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal - Quick Step |
15 pt |
1 |
Thibaut Pinot Groupama - FDJ |
40 pt |
2 |
Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Egerzeigzaarhka Trek - Segafredo |
26 pt |
3 |
Aurélien Paret-Peintre AG2R Citroën Team |
22 pt |
4 |
Samuele Zoccarato Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè |
13 pt |
5 |
Santiago Buitrago Sánchez Bahrain - Victorious |
12 pt |
6 |
Andreas Leknessund Team DSM |
10 pt |
7 |
Toms Skujiņš Trek - Segafredo |
10 pt |
8 |
Thomas Champion Cofidis |
9 pt |
9 |
Vincenzo Albanese EOLO-Kometa |
8 pt |
10 |
Warren Barguil Team Arkéa Samsic |
8 pt |
1 |
Andreas Leknessund Team DSM |
19:06:03 |
2 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:28 |
3 |
João Almeida UAE Team Emirates |
1:00 |
4 |
Thymen Arensman INEOS Grenadiers |
2:33 |
5 |
Santiago Buitrago Sánchez Bahrain - Victorious |
2:52 |
6 |
Einer Augusto Rubio Reyes Movistar Team |
3:35 |
7 |
Matthew Riccitello Israel - Premier Tech |
4:58 |
8 |
Laurens Huys Intermarché - Circus - Wanty |
6:08 |
9 |
Jefferson Alexander Cepeda Ortiz EF Education-EasyPost |
6:27 |
10 |
Ilan Van Wilder
Soudal - Quick Step |
6:47 |
1 | INEOS Grenadiers | 57:21:58 |
2 | Jumbo-Visma | 1:49 |
3 | Bahrain - Victorious | 2:15 |
4 | BORA - hansgrohe | 3:22 |
5 | UAE Team Emirates | 3:23 |
6 | Trek - Segafredo | 4:15 |
7 | EF Education-EasyPost | 4:55 |
8 | Soudal - Quick Step | 7:01 |
9 | Israel - Premier Tech | 11:38 |
10 | Groupama - FDJ | 12:00 |