Remco Evenepoel in the previous stage 14 of Tour de France.
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The Belgian cyclist Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step), third in the general, has retired from the Tour de France 2025 in the course of the fourteenth stage that is disputed between Pau and Superbagnéres, the day reigns in the Pyrenees.
The double Olympic champion was off the main group in the ascent to the Tourmalet, the first difficulty of the day, losing the first to change more than 4 minutes with the race head. After evidencing serious difficulties, he decided to set foot to the ground and get into the team's car.
Evenepoel Lucia the White Magot as a best young man and was third in the general, 7.24 minutes from the leader, the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar. In the peyragudes chrono last Friday he already evidenced that he was not in his best way. A day later this impression was confirmed.
Remco, 25, is one of the best cyclists today. He is the current world champion in the individual counterreloj and already knows what it is to win one of the three greats (return to Spain 2022). It also has several titles in classics and one -week races.
Stage 14 also had another withdrawal moments later when Danish Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) could not continue in competition. In this case, reason was a hard drop in the first kilometers of the demanding stage.
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