(Naples) The Belgian Remco Evenepoel “had a good night” after his double fall on Wednesday in the Giro d’Italia and said he was “happy with his sensations”, even if he still feels pain, Thursday, at the start of the sixth stage in Naples.
” I had a good night. So far, it’s fine, I’m happy with my feelings, “said the world champion, big favorite of the Giro, who fell twice the day before, first caught in the fall of one of his teammates at because of a dog and a second time in the final, less than three kilometers from the finish.
According to Toon Cruyt, the doctor for his Soudal-Quick Step team, the 23-year-old Fleming “has a muscle hematoma and is hit in the sacrum”.
“Falling is never fun, especially so early in the Giro,” added Evenepoel. I feel pain in my back, I have big bruises. But that’s life, that’s racing. You have to deal with it and try to manage the pain as best you can and relax because I think I need a lot of energy to heal my wounds. »
The sixth stage Thursday, a loop of 162 kilometers around Naples, does not present any major difficulty, but that of Friday promises to be tougher with in particular a final ascent beyond 2000 meters of altitude.
“I hope not to have a bad day tomorrow, we’ll see, it’s a good thing that today’s stage is difficult, it will allow me to turn my legs,” said Evenepoel.
As for the circumstances of his fall in the final the day before, the Belgian did not want to argue or accuse anyone: “these are things that happen, it’s a racing incident”, he said.