Remco Evenepoel, third classified in the general of the Tour de France to 7'24 »of the leader Tadej Pogacar, has been forced to leave the race in tears this Saturday while ascending to the tourmalet in stage 14. And that is that lack of 100 kilometers to finish the day today, the Belgian got off the bicycle and put an end to his participation when he remained off the squad and losing all his podium options. In fact, even Evenepoel got angry with a camera that was recording him at his most critical moment.
❌ Evenepoel gets out of the bicycle and leaves the Tour de France.#TDF2025 pic.twitter.com/Bx7ls5cokW
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The Soudal Quick-Step corridor, who had been dragging physical problems in recent days, did not have the strength to follow the rhythm of the platoon at the exit of stage 14. Evenepoel had already shown signs of having a bad time in the first kilometers of the Col du Tourmalet after two complicated stages in the mountain, although until then he had managed to maintain third place in the general table.
This unexpected withdrawal of Evenepoel, who carried the white jersey as 'best young' of the Tour de France, occurs only one day after the demanding chronoscalada this Friday between Loudenvielle and Peyragudas of 10.9 kilometers, which conquered a Pogacar that is unstoppable and in which the Belgian ended twelfth, 2'39 of the Slovenian.
It is possible that yesterday's excessive effort has been paid today Evenepoel, since the Belgian corridor has run out of strength to upload a port as demanding as that of the Tourmalet, with a rise of 19 kilometers and an average slope of 7.4%, still other more demanding ports such as the Col de Peyresource and the final breakup with the climb to Luchon-Superbagnères.
