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‘I spent most of Monday in bed’ - Tour de France fatigue hits Remco Evenepoel’s Olympic time trial hopes

Picture by Zac Williams/SWpix.com - 24/07/2024 - Paris 2024 Olympics - Cycling Road - ITT Familiarsation/Training - Paris, France - Remco Evenepoel of Belgium.

Remco Evenepoel has revealed he may not be ‘100 percent’ for Saturday’s Olympic Games time trial after his gruelling battle for a place on the podium at the Tour de France left him fatigued and pessimistic.

The 24-year-old Belgian stayed in the South of France after Sunday’s final time trial stage and the evening podium ceremony alongside Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard. However, he struggled to train before travelling to Paris on Wednesday to do vital reconnaissance of the 32.4km course.

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